Lauren was just awarded at the end of her junior year and held a 4.0 through her entire high school experience despite the abuse and neglect she was experiencing at home. She plays on the tennis team, volunteers at a hospital and holds a part time job. She drove herself to therapy 3x a week before she entered foster care, and when she was removed from her home by CFS she reached out to her friends to help find a healthy home and a solution to the challenges she was experiencing. She is applying to colleges and her goal is to be a pre-med student in the year 2020. She is working with a college counselor, has gone on two college trips with her foster family and has also researched local colleges on her own.