***Wish granted*** Thank you for your support. This young man was so touched that people would do something so nice for him that will help him meet friends. You can help one of our home-based services youth expand his social circle and friends at a new school. Moving during high school can be difficult …
****wish granted**** Today we have a special wish for Bryson who is in one of our foster homes…and it happens to be his 4th birthday today! He is such a wonderful little boy who needs specially made shoes to help him learn how to walk independently. When Bryson was born his doctor’s reported that …
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First, we would like to thank all of your who have contributed in a variety of ways to help our kids and families this season. Each gift so carefully picked out…we love when you ask what style of coat the child wants or if a doll should be of a certain ethnicity. One thing is …
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This year we invite you to GIVE JOY the youth and families in your community. The holiday season can often be difficult for our kids in foster care and independent living. With your help we can show them the true Christmas spirit in the upcoming months. Over the years we have also extended the opportunity …
Yes, we realize we haven’t even dressed up for Halloween quite yet. However, hosting an amazing Christmas celebration for our foster families requires an extraordinary amount of pre-planning. The elves of CHOICES have been busy, gathering lists of all the good girls and boys! Will you join our Santa’s Helper team and make this Christmas …
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The senior year of high school across America is exciting for many students. There is a focus on fun as youth approach this rite of passage. There will be class rings, senior pictures, prom, award ceremonies, scholarship news, college acceptance letters and so much more! For youth in foster care it can be overwhelming, …
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Each year over 400,000 foster kids “age out” of care with very little support to transition to adulthood. In the state of Ohio there are nearly 2,500 youth who emancipate from care every year without family or stability. CHOICES offers an independent living program to youth ages 17-21 who are transitioning out of the foster …
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For this week’s $10 Friday we are going to focus on our back to school efforts. You have probably seen our back to school post (If you haven’t click here) – we are starting to collect donations and speak with our partners. However, one need kids often have in our home-based services program is school …
[btn text=”Donate Now to Create Summer Fun” tcolor=#FFF bcolor=#0000FF thovercolor=#008000 link=”https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1432443/donate” target=”_blank”] Before it is time to return to school we want to help our foster youth have fun outdoors. We want to encourage our kids to step away from tv and electronics, get up and move, and have fun outside! Our staff has shared …
Happy July and welcome to our first $10 Friday of this month! We like to provide a small gift to our foster youth for their birthdays. It is easy to pick out a toy or game for our young kids from our resource area. For kids 12 and older it is a bit more tricky, but …
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