Joey has Someone Who Cares!
The first time he came into foster care Joey was 4 years old. Now 15, Joey entered foster care in March for the 4th time.
On March 30th, our 30 Days to FamilyTM staffer received the case and met with Joey. He was gentle but wistful, saying, “I just want to live with someone who cares."
With that, we hit the ground running. On the 1st day, our 30 Days to Family staffer built the family tree from 4 to 13 relatives. Soon it was up to 64!
The big break came on the 6th day when we found an aunt who was a licensed foster parent. Once we told her that her nephew was in foster care again, she said, “I want him come to me right now!”
Now living with his aunt, Joey was a completely different kid than the one we met 14 days ago; he was full of hope.
Preparing to close the case, we asked Joey if there was anything else we could do for him. Joey said, “Well, I would really like to see Mr. Jackson.”
We learned that Mr. Jackson, a local entrepreneur, was Joey’s mentor when he was younger. Now reunited, Joey and Mr. Jackson play basketball together every week. Mr. Jackson has even offered to pay his high school tuition, saying “I’m excited to take Joey back under my wing and guide him in the right direction!”
Now, with his aunt and his mentor in his life, Joey knows that someone cares!