Understanding…from a teen’s point of view! – > Foster Care:

Hello there! How was your past week? Mine was good! Today, I’ll be discussing “Foster Care.” Foster care is basically the caring of a child/children when they were abandoned, in a broken or damaged family or chose to leave their biological parents. I thought about writing this topic in observance of Foster Care month- i.e. this month. Throughout Guyana there are many public foster care homes-or better known as orphanages. At these places, the children are given a second family and are given the same opportunities as everyone else. Some of these places are funded by the government under the child protection agency while others are private entities. Though not widely done, there are also many families that take in some of these children and bring them into their family.
As we are getting into the season of giving, I am personally asking each and every one of you, my readers to help these children in some way or the other and keep in mind that they are the neglected, the broken, the lost, the unwanted and the unloved and this is their second chance of having a happy family. The help need not be monetary- you could just go to one of the orphanages and spend the day reading stories for them, playing with them or teaching them something beneficial. Maybe you guys can even provide a meal for all of them- I myself have personally done this many times courtesy of my mommy.
Last year during this time, my class teacher, classmates and I each brought stuffed toys and we compiled them, and on the day of our school party, a few of us took all the stuffed toys to the Convalescent Home and we gave them and spent some time there before returning to school. While there we saw a vast amount of children- some even disabled, and at first they were hesitant towards us but the way their faces lit up when they saw the toys was priceless! After spending just a mere two hours there before heading back to the party, it was surprising how quickly you became attached to these children.
This year we plan on doing the same thing again, so I would urge you all to do something-however little.
Before I go, I know it’s coming down to the end of the term and we all have lots of exams, so please let’s start studying and remember your goals!

* Quote of the week (by Unknown):
“To give doesn’t mean you have a lot, but it means you know what it’s like to have a little.”

Good bye! See you again next week right here on your favourite and best newspapers!

(By Vishani Ragobeer.)

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