St. PETERSBURG, Fla.–a Mental health professional will tell You there are children in the entire Tampa Bay area who have been through hell. Many have been ripped out of taking care of their parents due to abuse, neglect, or even death. Some were forced to live in a stranger’s House and in some cases, children in care will live in dozens of foster home while waiting to be adopted.
April White, 21, of St. Petersburg has been through more heartache and disappointment in his life younger than most of the experience in a lifetime. He was born to his mother’s care when giving birth to him in prison.
White went through 32 different foster homes between the ages of 5 and 12. He eventually was adopted by his workers, but the case was returned to State care a second time when he was 16 years old. She was out of the system before he could find permanent homes.