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Finishing College Meant Surviving Foster Care, Soon-To-Be Grad Targets Helping Others

University of Connecticut

Apr 27, 2026

During her first semester on campus, Charisma Farrington carried around a secret much heavier than the 30-pound sousaphone she played in the UConn Marching Band. There was a reason…

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