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Wendy and her husband Peter with her dogs
Wendy and her pack moved to Florida in 2015. Tucker and Lily were getting older, and much less tolerant of the high energy dogs she would often bring home to foster. So she started bringing home older and more mellow dogs that blended in better with the pack, and these senior dogs rocked! They didn’t dig up the yard, try to eat through windows, jump fences, or dash out the door like some of her past foster dogs. Most were content with a nice bed, a short walk, and a little attention. As an active volunteer at a local shelter, Wendy sees first hand how many senior dogs find themselves homeless. And seeing older bones laying on hard cement was just a little more heartbreaking than seeing homeless dogs of other ages. Wendy has spent the last two years fostering for Smiling Dog Rescue in Florida, however her desire to find additional foster homes and raise funds specifically geared towards getting more senior dogs out of shelters led her to start Touch of Grey in February of 2019.
Facts about foster care
Foster care (also known as out-of-home care) is a temporary service provided by States for children who cannot live with their families. Children in foster care may live with relatives or with unrelated foster parents.Some of the most common reasons for a child to enter the foster care system include one or more of the following: Physical abuse : Physical abuse can include a wide range of physical harm. Child abuse is often discovered and/or documented due to bruising or other visible signs of injury on a child.
Ready for Life Brevard ("RFLB") is a solution-based skill center supporting youth ages 15-25 in homelessness and crime prevention. RFLB offers unaccompanied youth and youth aging out of foster care a unique Educational Learning Lab program where they receive a volunteer mentor as well as assistance with accessing critical services such as connections to affordable housing, volunteer tutors to help them obtain their GED or high school diploma, a mental health counselor, an attorney for legal services, Get Ready for Employment classes, Financial Literacy classes, Life Skills classes, Get Ready to Rent a Home classes, and access to a food pantry and a clothing closet. We understand that until immediate basic needs are met, it is nearly impossible to contemplate the future...and RFLB believes that all young people deserve the opportunity for a successful future.
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