About the Founder

Only 3% of foster youth graduate college. 

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I am now a part of that 3%. 

My name is Caroline Stoaks and I am the founder of Pain to Purpose Youth Advocacy.

I graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor's of Media Art and Design, Journalism and minors in Family Studies and Youth Justice.​​

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Growing up, I believed the lie that I was unwanted, unloved, and unworthy. 

In Christ, I now recognize my identity as chosen, loved, and worthy. 

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I want nothing more than for the youth I serve to believe the same. 

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Pain to Purpose is a youth advocacy nonprofit affording system-impacted youth valuable opportunities through mentorship, leadership, and scholarship.