Hello, I’m
Georgette
Todd
Speaker. Author. Foster Care & Child Abuse Advocate

About Me
After surviving abuse at age 13, I entered the California foster care system at age 14 and aged out at 18. Where I ended up is extremely rare given my background. I am the less than 4% of former foster youth who have gone all the way with their education. I have won awards and been promoted at every job I've held, in different fields. I have contributed to charities. I have authored books and I'm a subject in the upcoming foster care documentary, "Breaking the Cycle." But most importantly, I have had therapy, my writing as an outlet and I've done a lot of progressive holistic healing work, which still continues. I've also maintained healthy and loving relationships throughout my adult life. Now, I share my incredible life story with all walks of life for motivational and educational purposes.
Lastly, I'm an advisory Board Director for Angels Nest, which supports the Toros Guardian Scholars, former foster youth as they complete their higher education at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. I also work for Connect Our Kids, which creates innovative software that finds families and supportive networks for youth in foster care.
breaking the cycle documentary
Memoir
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Favorite Review
"This book tore off all the scabs that covered the wounds of my experience in foster care. I'm 55 now and I thought my traumatic experiences were all in the past and I was wrong. I related to so much of the author's experiences and I'm so glad that she rose above all her adversity to become such a gifted writer and person. I didn't know I had so much mess locked up inside of me and this book helped me realize why I still have certain problems and that I will need to seek help to finally heal. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is a truthful and raw documentation of the horrors of child abuse and foster care. I was lucky to have a foster mother in the end just like Ms. Todd's that helped her on the road to recovery. A lot of foster children are not as lucky as Ms. Todd and I in that respect. I hope this book casts a harsh light on a system that needs to be revamped so that it does not send more damaged children out in the world as even more damaged adults."~ Barbikat60