FOSTERED FRAMES - A Collection of Foster Youth Portraits

Facing a severe lack of funding and inadequate access to resources necessary for long-term support, foster youth represent one of the most neglected minority populations in the U.S.

In Los Angeles alone, more than 35,000 youth depend on the county's social welfare system to meet their basic needs - but there is no arguing that meeting basic needs is just the tip of the iceberg when considering the inequity foster youth face every day.

Capturing emotionally powerful images of diverse L.A. County foster youth, Southern California native Layla Tehranchi implores viewers to look beyond the statistics, to put a face with the crisis overwhelming one of our largest metropolitan cities.

Humanizing foster youth while shedding light on root causes of foster youth inequity, Fostered Frames offers forty-five portraits of real children and young adults who deserve a social welfare system that meets more than their mere basic needs. 100% of profits from every copy sold will be donated to Coco's Angels, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit seeking to advance equitable opportunities for foster youth's education, mental health, and social well-being.