Many of you know that we've supported Treehouse for years in their back to school clothing drive and other activities. One reason I am drawn to this organization is due to the fact that I am adopted, and I know that had my parents not taken me in at the young age of 3 weeks, it would have been very likely that I would have ended up in a foster program.
The kids that are in foster programs need more support than what the state and their foster family can give them. Typically they suffer from lower grades from being moved around, the stress of being in foster care, and this usually results in lower graduation rates - and foster kids, when they "age out" at 18, also have a higher rate of homelessness than any other demographic group (50% or higher). This also increases the likelihood that these kids will end up being the victim of assault, forced prostitution, drug/alchohol abuse, or murder.
As a person who's living revolves around the successful housing of others, and whose own work in non-profit is geared toward lowering the incidence of human trafficking and sexual assault, reaching and supporting these kids in their younger years is imperative to improving their life-long condition.
I hope you'll take a moment to do "a couple of clicks" that won't cost you anything more than a few moments of your time. The annual Strangercrombie contest currently shows only 13% of the votes going to Treehouse. While these are all worthwhile organizations, I hope you'll help support Treehouse in their quest to win this year's generous program. Vote and forward it on!
Cheers,
Rebecca "Reba" Haas
Team Reba of RE/MAX Metro Realty
425-970-3697 office
www.TeamReba.com/blog - for articles on real estate and related topics
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