About LaTasha:

LaTasha C Watts is a Philanthropist-Foster Care Advocate, Author and Motivational Speaker, who spent her entire life in the foster care system, in the state of Ohio. She lived in a variety of homes, until eventually "aging out" of the foster care system, at the age of 18, just two days shy of her 19th birthday and a day after graduating from high school.

After her emancipation, Latasha would then find herself struggling to survive she experienced a form of homelessness, subjecting herself to abusive relationships, being diagnosed with OCD, having a baby, becoming a single mother and battling Cancer all by the age of 23. However despite her adversities, she maintained her determination to change the negative outcomes of children in the foster care system and beyond.

Currently she has over 10 years experience in working with youth in a variety of settings. She prominently holds the positions of Founder and Executive Director of The Purple Project (www.thepurpleproject.org), an online and offline support and resource network for anyone linked to the foster care community. She is also Founder and CEO of Cummings Watts & Associates, LLC, a lifestyle management and consulting firm.

LaTasha has received numerous recognitions, including a Proclamation from Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio, in honor of her immeasurable contributions to the foster care and adoption community. She is currently working on her first book “I'm Not Broken Just A Little Twisted" scheduled to hit bookshelves in January of 2011.Latasha travels nationwide to motivate and help children and adults, who are linked to the foster care community. "A lot has changed since I aged out, of the foster care system. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about the roads that I had to travel to gain a successful and a fulfilled life. I am is extremely grateful to GOD that I have survived the many obstacles in my life." For More Information Regarding LaTasha Please Contact pr@latashacwatts.com