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Hope found in football at camp for foster kids

TAMPA — Kevon Dooley can see himself in the spotlight someday.

Maybe acting. Maybe modeling. But for Dooley, one of thousands of bay area foster children, envisioning the future itself is a tall task.

"We all have been through a lot," he said.

Dooley, 19, has been in the foster care system for four years, smack dab in the middle of his teenage years. And although Dooley has faced his share of struggles, it's days like Saturday that buoy his hopes that his future is just as bright as any other kid's.

For the second year in a row, Dooley will take part in the second annual Tampa Bay Rising Stars Football Camp, a free event specifically geared toward local foster children.