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Ex-foster child gets a free car for helping other foster children

Manny Oliver, 24, was given a 2004 KIA Spectra

Manny Oliver, 24, is all smiles as he looks over is new car Saturday. Oliver received the first car in the Strive To Drive Challenge, a new program from Best Foot Forward, an education advocacy group for youth in foster care.

Manny Oliver, 24, is all smiles as he looks over is new car Saturday. Oliver… (Mark Randall, Sun Sentinel)

July 23, 2011|By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel
State care may end once foster children turn 18, but a former foster child is helping others like himself. Because of that, he received a free car from a Lake Worth-area dealership on Saturday.

Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Oliver, 24, was given the keys to a 2004 red Kia Spectra provided by Offlease Only and arranged by the Best Foot Forward educational advocacy group.

For the full article: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-07-23/news/fl-foster-teen-free-car-20110723_1_debbie-ellman-florida-youth-shine-free-car

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