Source:

Felder, Claudia. Interview. All Things Considered. NPR. WAMU, D.C., 22 Sept. 2013. Radio.

Summary: In an interview with NPR’s Arun Rath, a former foster child (Claudia Felder) talks about her experience as a child raised in foster care. She was moved around to five different foster homes before she was seven years old. When she was ten, the family that adopted her decided they no longer wanted her, so they gave her back to the state, but they kept her baby sister and did not allow the girls to see each other. Claudia did not find a permanent home until she was a teenager. They also talk about some of the problems with the foster system and how they affected Claudia’s time in the system.

Quality: This source was one of the most interesting ones I found and I found it most helpful because it’s first hand information. No one sat and tried to create an image if what foster care is like with nothing but research to guide them. The other thing that I liked a lot about this interview is that everything Claudia is saying gives validation to my experience in foster care.

Issues: The only issue I had was how during the interview, someone else would interject and then they would be introduced by the interviewer rather than being introduced first.

Key Words/Phrases: adoption, foster care, social worker