The First Forty-Eight: Perseverance, Faith, and the Making of a Legacy - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lanetta N. GreerTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African American, Topical/Adoption, Topical/FamilyPublish date:5/27/2026Pages:118
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Archway PublishingISBN-13:9781665795036ISBN-10:1665795034UPC:9781665795036Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Adoption & Fostering, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.331Product ID:SCHG462JP6
The First Forty-Eight: Perseverance, Faith, and the Making of a Legacy traces Dr. Lanetta N. Greer's journey from her family home in Milwaukee's Sherman Park to lecture halls, courtrooms, and the founding of Home 4 the Heart, a group home for girls in foster care. Born and raised in a neighborhood marked by both community and violence, Greer learns early to read systems, sirens, and silence. Across these first forty-eight years, she becomes a social worker, professor, researcher, and nonprofit founder, pursuing a PhD focused on young women who "age out" of out-of-home care even as she is building a refuge for them on the very block that raised her. Part memoir, part field report from the front lines of foster care, The First Forty-Eight speaks to tired caregivers, overextended leaders, and anyone who has tried to turn personal grief into public good. It is a testimony to what God can do with broken places, stubborn faith, and a girl who refuses to stop showing up.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Archway PublishingISBN-13:9781665795036ISBN-10:1665795034UPC:9781665795036Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Adoption & Fostering, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.331Product ID:SCHG462JP6
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