family and youth initiative is a group of volunteers that helps teens like tanika in foster care. >>ecause of them, every teen in foster care that we serve discovers a safe and caring place almost like any other experience while they're in foster care. >> reporter: at this recent gathering, several of the teens who have benefited from the program were present. some of them had found adoptive homes. >> half of the teens we served so far have found adoptive families. >> reporter: thomas, who was shown several times as a wednesday's child, finally was adopted by a classmate's mom who got the nerve to ask if she might want to have him in their family. >> i'm positive every day. the positive is that you get what you long for, and it just shows how patience works out in your favor. i'm just so grateful to have a home and a loving family i can go to. >> reporter: but some of the teens found something different. like tanika. >> even though i didn't get an adoptive family, i've got them, and they've been with me through everything. >> reporter: tanika became a mom herself a few years ago and