PHILADLEPHIA - October 20, 2009 (WPVI) -- Foster care in Philadelphia has been getting a boost lately from an awareness campaign called "Raise Me Up."

The effort is getting enthusiastic support from Jeremy Maclin, one of the newest Philadelphia Eagles.

Though he wasn't a foster child himself,... Link to article

VIDEO: Volunteers embody "Raise Me Up"

Click the link below to go to WPVI-TV's story and watch the video of Matt O'Donnell's report.

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When Latoya Heard turned 16, she met a mentor named Jill McPherson through the "Achieving Independence Center." Jill has a son of her own, but knew she could do more to reach out to someone in need. Jill and Latoya see each other a couple of times a month and are always just a phone call away. Jill ... Link to article

PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia has launched Raise Me Up, a powerful new multimedia campaign that serves as a dramatic call to action that empowers people to lift up the lives of children in foster care.

Raise Me Up was created by Casey Family Programs, the largest national operating foundation whose ... Read Full Story

Philadelphia has joined a national foster care foundation in its effort to increase the number of foster parents in this country.

The foundation, Casey Family Programs, has enlisted a host of area partners to help get its "Raise Me Up" campaign up and running, including the city's Department of H... Link to article