tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post2992766584170810545..comments2024-01-23T00:20:46.682-05:00Comments on Where I Am: Unique Family PlanningChristy Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-46920875810339039372008-11-21T10:59:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:59:00.000-05:00Tina,That sounds so interesting. You'll have to l...Tina,<BR/>That sounds so interesting. You'll have to let me know how your friends do with that.Christy Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-80155182986380119362008-11-21T09:38:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:38:00.000-05:00There's an interesting twist on this happening her...There's an interesting twist on this happening here in Atlanta. One of the Christian foster/adoption agencies has stepped in with a "pre-foster" program where you agree to open your home to kids from newborn-teenagers for a short time for families in transition. I believe they said the average stay is 30-45 days. It could be anything from job loss to drug rehab, but it happens BEFORE the government steps in; they try to keep the kids in their same schools, as well, they're just sleeping somewhere else. A couple of my friends have signed up and I'm so encouraged by them!<BR/><BR/>/tinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-86857357538394398412008-11-21T09:13:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:13:00.000-05:00Hi Tracey,I remember when you did that collection ...Hi Tracey,<BR/><BR/>I remember when you did that collection - I also remember being amazed at the reaction of the workers. I guess it's like anything: a job is just a job. They've lost sight of the invaluable service they provide.Christy Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-4838889260123616512008-11-21T08:40:00.000-05:002008-11-21T08:40:00.000-05:00I hope you are able to do this. A few years ago I...I hope you are able to do this. A few years ago I helped out at a foster home. It was the first stop in the system; i.e. your parents are arrested and you go to this place with nothing but the shirt on your back. It was meant to be a place for the night, or perhaps the weekend, until other family could be reached or another suitable place could be found. How sad that some girls lived there for months, going on years. If the parents were fighting for the rights to the children, the children were left in legal limbo and really could not go anywhere. I found the people who ran the place to be very good, but the women who worked there to be difficult. I know once I organized a huge bedding drive-all sorts of new sheets, pillows and comforters. The worker would not allow me to drop off the items becuase she was about to get off her shift and didn't want to do the extra work. How sad for the girls to live in a place cared for around the clock by people waiting until the end of their shift. I never really understood the undercurrent of hostility from the workers towards me.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903456794720799537noreply@blogger.com