Dig in, girls!" Lisa Peat, at left above, hollers. She's made lasagna for the three residents of her nonprofit, the Taylor House, a transitional home for newly emancipated foster youths and homeless young women. Every week she checks in to share bubbling conversation and a home-cooked meal. Tonight they talk about a new resident soon to arrive and debate the merits of the "Twilight" series. "I can relate to them because I was a teen girl once," Peat says. With tears budding, she adds, "I relied on my parents so much and it hurts me that they don't have parents to rely on. I just want to fill in the blanks." Peat says just showing up consistently is important to the young women, who are used to being let down by adults. "They're the blood of our future and they're more than their past," she says. To suggest a community volunteer for the I Care column, contact apayne@sacbee.com