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Writing & Motivational Speaking, Political Activism, and Community Service. Education is also essential!Music
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Jim Mangold, Cathy Konrad, Jami Gertz, Lewis Colick on board to create "Three Little Words" motion picture http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006300.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1Television
Please see my website for more clips, links, and info on my previous and upcoming appearances! www.rhodes-courter.comBooks
• Three Little Words, Simon & Schuster. Memoir of my foster care experience. • Writing in the Works, Edited by Susan Blau and Kathryn Burak, Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Paid reprint of NY Times Essay in section of textbook on memoir writing. • Children’s Voice Magazine, July/August 2004 issue (Vol 13, No. 4). “Community is Giving Back” Child Welfare League winning essay reprint. • Children’s Beat Magazine, Fall 2003 issue (Vol. 10, No. 4). Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families. Reprint of NY Times Essay. • Someone There for Me: Everyday Heroes Through the Eyes of Teens in Foster Care, CWLA Press, May 2004. (Chapter of prize-winning essay for CASA.) • New York Times Magazine, June 1, 2003. “Lives: Three Little Words.” • Teen People: Real Life Diaries edited by Linda Friedman and Dana White, Avon, 2001. “Escape from Foster Care” chapter with photo illustrations. • USA Today, October 9, 2000. “How the Harry Potter Books Changed My Life.”Heroes
The more than half a million children in foster care, and the 118,000 children waiting to be adopted. May they find as much love, happiness, and success as I have. I also want to thank the GOOD foster and adoptive parents for opening their hearts and homes to children. And without dedicated CASA's, Guardian ad Litems, and other child welfare workers, so many more of us would fall through the cracks.
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- Jul 4, 2007 2:33 PM Three Little Words
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About me:
www.rhodes-courter.com Soooo, you're probably wondering what I'm all about. Here are a few things that'll hopefully give me some credentials... After spending almost ten years in foster care, I now work to make the system better for kids all across the country. I have been featured in/on Glamour, Women's World Magazine, USA Today, Good Morning America, Teen People, The New York Times, and on The Today Show. I appeared with Dave Peltzer on Montel, and was interviewed for a segment on foster care for Primetime. When I was fourteen, I won first place in an essay contest sponsored by Scholastic on “How the Harry Potter Books Changed My Life.” My essay, “Three Little Words,” sponsored by the New York Times, won the grand prize and resulted in the writing of my memoir, also called "Three Little Words." Now I have the honor of being a child advocate and I give keynotes to various conferences and groups all across North America. I've spoken on Capital Hill, and has been invited to the White House twice (which was sweeeeet). In early 2007 I was honored with a prestigious Golden BRICK Award, and was acknowledged as one of the top 20 undergraduates in America by USA Today, and one of GLAMOUR magazine's Top Ten College Women. I was the host of "Explore Adoption" for the state of Florida, and this segment later won a regional Emmy. I hope that my story will help show how much foster kids, or those who have suffered adversity, can achieve. I also hope it will inspire others to become active in their own communities and reinforce the work of those already involved in the system or with at-risk families and youth. Thanks for taking the time to visit!Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone who has a passion to make change--especially young people who have overcome adversity and are striving to make the world a better place for others.Details
- Status: Single
- Hometown: Crystal River, Florida
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Children: Someday
- Education: College graduate
- Occupation: Author, Motivational Speaker, Political Activist
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Eckerd College
- St Petersburg, FL
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Communications and Theatre
- Minor: Political Science and Psychology
- Clubs: I played Rugby in college... Loved it!
2004 to 2007 -
Crystal River High School
- Crystal River, FL
- Graduated: 2004
- Student status: Alumni
2000 to 2004
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Courter Films and Associates
- Crystal River, Florida US
- www.courterfilms.com
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North American Council on Adoptable Children
- St. Paul, MN US
- www.nacac.org
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National CASA
- US
- www.nationalcasa.org
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I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D
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Happy Birthday Ashley Rhodes, and many more blessings
Join us on Ning at http://ondeckfoundation.ning.com/ .....it is our own social network where we can join forces and create a larger army to change the system for the better. I would like your help. I just started it so I will need help with awareness..thank you and I hope all is well...Brett
Happy Birthday!
Thank you for writing such an amazing book!
Hello There! I saw you speak at the FFTA confrence and I was very inspired. I wanted to know if you would like to join The Foster Care Alumni of America. Let me know.
Rhonda
Keep us posted as to when it comes out, we will definitely go see it.
I'd really like to say how much i enjoyed reading your book. It was interesting to read through someone else's eyes the things which happen through adoption and foster homes. I have had a few friends which I grew up with who never turned out as well as you did. You have a big heart and such a kind soul to accept such happenings, events, and people into your life. I'd love to read more of your books. You're a wonderful author and I thank you for taking the time to open up and share with others your life story.
I think it's great that your book is becoming a movie. Will it be on the big screen, or made for t.v?
Well, it has been a long time. Glad to see your on here, hit me up whenever you get the chance.