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Written by Laura Gaddy
March 5, 2019
Every year there are countless children entering the foster care system who need homes. The story of the journey they go on to make their way there, of how houses become those homes, strangers become families, and anxious sleepless nights give way to trust, peace, and safety is one full of challenges but also extraordinary love and hope. Unfortunately, the stream of people joining to become foster parents is outpaced by an ever-growing need and many children find themselves in limbo- flitting between one temporary placement after the other or caught up in a systemic eddy where they find themselves adrift. Older children and teens are especially vulnerable to becoming overlooked during a time in their lives they need stability more than ever to make sure they can be successful in life and to enter each chapter of it with a lasting sense of feeling supported and cared about.
Kidsave is an organization that has made it their mission to make sure these children don’t fall through the cracks and is dedicated to matching foster children between the ages of 9-17 with permanent adoptive placements. One of the best ways to help create strong lasting matches is by offering a place where kids can choose parents and organically build bonds that start by getting to meet and be themselves through interactive fun events like the ones Kidsave hosts monthly.
