Two siblings were reunited at Rutgers University after spending 18 years apart in separate foster homes, TODAY.com reported.
Keith DuPree and Gina Pearson (Photo: Nick Romanenko, Rutgers University)
Gina Pearson, 24, and her brother, Keith DuPree, 23, were placed in foster homes in 1997 after neglect allegations, the news site reported. Four years later, their parents lost custody of the Camden County siblings.
In 2006, different families adopted Pearson and DuPree, according to a PEOPLE.com report.
The pair were in-touch on and off, but in 2011 they reconnected while Pearson was attending Rutgers-Camden and DuPree was enrolled at the university's New Brunswick location.
Pearson transferred to Rutgers-New Brunswick and the two are now in constant contact, TODAY reported.
As Rutgers, Pearson went on to study social work and help other foster children, the University's news site reported in 2014.
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