Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Lost Ones

I had a chance to speak to a great group of kids who were coming out of foster care in Nashville last week. This group of about 60 teens was part of YOUTH CONNECTION. Visit www.tnyouthconnection.net to check out the organization.These kids were typical teens in many ways. But they had no one to mentor them or guide them on how to get where they want to be as adults.
Nineteen of the kids gave me their names and emails because they had questions on how to pursue careers in the following areas:

1.real estate agent
2.social worker
3. urban forestry
4 child psychology
5 music production
6. nursing
7. Graphic Design
8. Interior Designer
9. Cardio Respiratory therapist
10. Anesthesiology nurse

These kids have dreams. These are kids who lived in foster care and have now aged out. Imagine being taken away from your family because they neglected you or worse...... harmed you. Imagine not having anyone to go to whom you could ask the simplest of things. I am trying to find adults to advise them and guide them. It only takes a few minutes and can make a big difference in their world and yours.