Skip to main content

Foster Kids To Trump: Families Belong Together!



Last week, I connected with a young man in foster care. I casually asked him about his weekend plans and he told me that he planned on attending the, “Families Belong Together” march in Phoenix, AZ with his peers who are also in foster care. I was pleasantly surprised at his response. To be honest, I was unaware that the march was taking place and I didn’t really know what it was about. Families Belong Together was a national march that recently took place in cities across the country on June 30th that aimed to protest the separation of immigrant children from their families at the US-Mexico border.

I was impressed with his interest in protesting the separation of immigrant families because he expressed that he could relate to the impact of being a child taken away from his biological family. He spoke very passionately about his disagreement with the current presidential administration’s Zero Tolerance Policy on immigration and the negative effects that could potentially harm young children who are removed from their families’ care.

After speaking with him, the idea that he expressed most sincerely was that the separations weren’t the right thing to do to children who are defenseless. He mentioned how his peers also disagreed with President Trump’s policy, citing their personal experiences in foster care as well. He noted that his peers were excited to participate in the event.

                I personally believe that it’s good for young people who have experienced foster care to identify with the peril of children separated from their families and learn how to advocate for them. It gives foster kids the opportunity to be a voice for other vulnerable youth who cannot speak for themselves. I encouraged this young man to continue to remain civically active and to stand up for the causes that he believes in. His message to Trump was loud and clear: Families belong together!


Sade Bradford-Bond writes a blog that encourages people who experienced foster care at www.onlyamountain13.blogspot.com. See more of her work at www.sadebradford.com.      

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Best Gift For Foster Kids This Holiday Season

There is one gift for foster kids that’s critical this holiday season, but it won’t fit underneath the tree. Now, if you’re thinking the cliché expression,” The Gift of Love,” then keeping reading. Unconditional love shown to foster kids who experienced abuse and neglect is very   important, however teaching foster kids to love themselves and have hope for a better tomorrow is the best gift that any person can give to a foster kid for the holidays. Every year, about 400,000 kids spend time in the U.S. foster care system. As the holiday season approaches, feelings of low-self esteem and low self-worth plague foster kids around the country as they prepare to be without their families! Have a positive impact on foster kids by teaching them to think and say positive things about themselves, their families, and about their future.  Click  HERE for some amazing resources to give foster kids this holiday season that will teach them to love themselves, have more c...
Post a Comment
Read more

5 Tips for Rebuilding Relationships for Siblings Separated by Foster Care

When sibling groups are placed into foster care, often times they become separated from one another. Although many agencies make a great effort to keep siblings placed together, the sad reality is that many of these youth are often placed into different homes when they enter into foster care. One of the most unfortunate outcomes for youth aging out of foster care is having limited, fractured, or non-existent relationships with their biological siblings who may remain in care or have already aged out of the system. As young people transition into adulthood, they tend to want to restore relationships with their biological family, especially their siblings. However, when exploring a relationship, many young people may find that they don’t exactly know what to say or how to engage with their siblings to reconnect with them in meaningful ways. Below is a list of five practical tips to help jumpstart the development of any relationship that may have been damaged by sibling separati...
Post a Comment
Read more