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The Foster Care System Needs a Boost

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 michelle 2117 Viewscommunity service, Foster care, Inspiration, kindness, People, youth 4 min read

Nearly 450,000 children are placed in temporary foster homes across the United States to escape lives of extreme poverty, child abuse, and neglect. “That number represents so many young lives that we each have the power to improve,” says changemaker Dr. John DeGarmo, founder of The Foster Care Institute. As

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8th Grader Jayden Daniel Brightens Easter for Foster Kids

April 12, 2020April 14, 2020 michelle 1832 Viewscommunity service, kindness, youth 5 min read

Some measures of kindness inspire a movement of community support. Jayden Daniel of Eatonton, Georgia, an 8th grader at Georgia Military College Prep School, initiated an Easter basket project for some very deserving foster care children. Amid a global health crisis, Jayden inspired people to come together and renew the