World Kindness Day 2020

In observance of World Kindness Day 2020, we are sharing the story of how Lacey, one of kin:pathic's awesome behavior therapists, came to launch a fundraiser through Together We Rise to raise $500 to send holiday stockings full of goodies and gift cards to kids and teens in the foster care system.
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My name is Lacey and I'm 24 years old. Back when I was taking a child development course on children from different backgrounds and cultures for my degree, we spent a day talking about the foster care system.

This one day hit me harder than anything else during my education. I immediately knew I needed to do something for these kids--especially the ones who have a harder time finding placement or being adopted.

Since then, I've begun shaping my career path so I can devote my life to being a foster parent to kids with special needs and teens. These are really strong kids who are going through more than any person should ever have to bear. Many of them are suffering developmentally, emotionally, and/or cognitively from their situations--and the foster care system in the US is heavily flawed.

This is where Together We Rise comes in. They're actively working to reshape the foster care system and improve the lives and futures of the kids within it. I might even have the privilege of fostering, and even adopting, some of the kids who are in the system right now. I can't wait to give them the safe, loving space they deserve!

Until I'm able to do that, I'd love to send them duffel bags, supplies, and some holiday cheer so they know not only that people care about them, but that they matter.

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