Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation Presents Scholarships to 24 Former Foster Youth
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Just before she entered the foster-care system, Jessica Zambrano was living in a shelter with her family, working three janitorial jobs, cleaning local department stores, the Apple Store at the Santa Rosa Plaza and several stores at Napa Premium Outlets.
She was only 17, a high school dropout supporting her ailing mother and three siblings she now views as her own children. When her mother got admitted to a hospital in San Francisco for a heart condition, Zambrano and her siblings were sent to Valley of the Moon Children's Home, a group home for abandoned, neglected and abused kids.