Marchelle Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was young . She and her brother suffered abuse in foster care before being adopted . She 's one of 15 ex - foster children in a novel congressional adoption program . `` I was able to be adopted and I had a lovely life and all these siblings that love me Its aim is to have kids who ' ve been in the military help shape federal welfare policy .
Marchelle Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was young . She and her brother suffered abuse in foster care before being adopted . She 's one of 15 ex - foster children in a novel congressional adoption program . Its aim is to have kids who ' ve been in the military help shape federal welfare policy .