Evaine Kirkland and Tara Kirkland-Rainey

Recorded May 10, 2016 Archived May 10, 2016 00:00 minutes

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Interview ID: SFD001457

Evaine Kirkland (21) and his mother Tara Kirkland-Rainey (61) talk about becoming an adopted family and how Evaine's life has changed.

E an T remember the first time that they met.

T talks about the long process of adopting E.

E talks about what it felt like to graduate from high school.

E says how important it has been to have a family meal every night.

E talks about how far he has come since the age of 14.

E had a teacher in the Black Student Union that inspired him when he was in high school.

E wants to help other foster kids feel successful and give back.

E recalls his first memory of being in the front yard of his birth parents home.

E and his brother have developed a very strong bond ever since his brother stood up for him.

Children's Bureau: Magnolia Place Family Center

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