I came across this commentary written by Eva Guzman. "Help Foster care kids stay in school, achieve more." It's an inspiring and motivating piece. It tells us about the importance of care and education for the foster kids of Texas. Texas is the parent to about 30,000 kids. These kids are in foster care because they were either neglected or abused. In my eyes, it seems as if these children were given a second chance at a successful life. They have the ability to start off with a clean slate after leaving their old cruddy life behind. These kids are fragile, they have no sense of belonging because they're always on the move. They don't know what or where home is which leaves their confidence at a low level.
"The committee's solutions are designed to help these kids be ready to
learn once they enter school and to better support them while they are
there."
How can one reach success when one's confidence is nonexistence? They can't. That's why we have the education committees and social workers to help them. Not only them but average ordinary people can get involved to. Lending a hand could change so much for these children. When emotion stability comes in, someone has to be there for them
because they've been growing up not having anyone to depend on. If paths are laid out for them, they can walk gradually towards their goal. Several of them will finish high school instead of dropping out. Many will go to college and eventually get a degree. Success would only be a grasp away, really.
I read this and completely agreed on the importance of education and care for foster kids. I have a very close friend of mine that was raised in foster care and I have seen the effect it had on her. We went to middle school together so knowing her since then to now lets me know that kids can be successful growing up in foster care.
ReplyDeleteShe went to foster care when we all went to 8th grade and thats when her roller coaster ride began. There was a couple of different homes she stayed at but with all the chaos she still maintained to go to school and work to make money for herself. Having a personal connection to this story opened my eyes to what the state actually does for these kids. The best thing they do for them is offer them the ability to go to school beyond high school. They also provide counseling and other therapeutic avenues for them to get help.
The committee's and social workers efforts Linda has mentioned towards these kids is what makes them successful and what keeps them going. Without such systems in place these kids would end up anywhere and wouldn't get the help they need. With the proper support and help finding their place in the world there is no limit to what these kids could achieve.
In the case of my friend she is in college, working, and has her own place. Little things have changed as far as her trust and mind set. But for what she has gone through she is a giant SUCCESS to me and i am very glad the foster care system took care of her. I am very appreciative of them and will continue to back them what they stand for.