For six-year-old Amani, life has never been better. It is amazing the difference a year made for her brother, Amari, and mother, Destiny. Just a year ago, they did not...
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Curtiss*, like many other students at Sulphur Springs K-8 Community School, struggled to find food to fill his belly over the weekend. He had trouble managing his diabetes…
With a voice as warm as an African tropical breeze, and a countenance as cheerful as a toddler who just discovered he could crawl, Dison Bumba is a constant reminder...
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To many children, a trip to Walt Disney World is like a childhood rite of passage. But when your childhood is rife with trauma, exploitation and instability, moments like a...
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Precious…a beautiful name given to her at birth. But for most of her childhood, precious was not how she felt. At the age of three, Precious’ mom abandoned her family....
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Billy,* a preschool-age boy, arrived on a stranger’s porch at midnight, and the closest thing he had to a friend or connection to his family was the child protective investigator...
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Instability, isolation and insecurity – these are all words that describe the life *Elizabeth lived before coming into care at One More Child. Growing up in a family that struggled...
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By: Kristen Hitchcock Executive Director, One More Child Single Moms Mother of Hunter, Hannah, Hayley and Hayden Mothers lead busy lives, but making time for self-improvement, rest and reflection is...
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For 11-year-old Lilly, the idea that her mom would be purchasing a home where they could put down roots together was a far-off pipedream. She would have been thrilled to...
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