Foster Child - Left in Foster Care, Finally Reunited with Mother

When you mention foster children, people's thoughts may go to a small child who is alone in a government institution. Although this is often the case, there is another group of foster youth who are often overlooked, that of children who have aged out of foster care. These adults often carry a lot of hurt and as they got older, they become desperate to find and reunite with their family.

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One such foster child was Debra. She had been living with her mother, brother and sister until Debra's world fell apart at age 15. That's when her mother decided to go back to Mexico. The most painful part for Debra was not the idea of having to leave her friends and schoolmates. No, the most painful part was that her mother took Debra's younger siblings and abandoned Debra who was placed taken into the foster care system. She aged out at age 18 and was completely alone.

Debra became engaged with and then married a soldier in the army. By age 22, she had started a serious search to find her mother. Despite having a lot of information on the whereabouts of her mother, Debra had been unable to find her.

That's when her loving husband contacted our organization which was not easy task since, at the time, he was stationed in Iraq. He told us about his wife's situation and asked us for help.


One of the many challenges that face foster care agencies is that they lack resources that could allow them find family members of foster children while they are still in the system. Once foster teens age out, their ability is find relatives on their own is very limited especially when those family members live outside the U.S.

The great news is that within a couple of weeks, Debra and her husband received our report with detailed contact information. Debra was able to pick up the phone, call and speak with her mother after being separated from her for seven years. Debra's husband wrote,

"Thanks to your information, my wife was able to talk with her mother after being apart for seven years. Thank you and God bless. A family has been reunited."

This is a result that hundreds of thousands of foster children want. Unfortunately, not enough is invested to help ensure that these children are reconnected with their families either before or after they age out of foster care. Hopefully individuals and companies will be moved to take action to support these efforts that forever change the lives of present and former foster youth for the better.

Do it for the children,


  Richard

Richard Villasana
Find Families In Mexico
760-690-3995

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