Our Impact: Big Girl Bed
I had a two year old female who was abandoned by both her mother and father in the US (the parents left the child in the US and went to Mexico ). This little lady needed to graduate from her crib to a “big girl bed.” She was growing too big for her crib and had figured out how to climb out of her crib, but had not yet figured out how to land safely on the floor. The foster parent was caring for other toddlers and there were no available “big girl beds.” The cost was prohibitive for the foster parent, and this little girl was feeling left out and not like a “big girl” because all the other kids had moved out of their cribs. The foster mother worried constantly about how this was impacting the child. The foster mother had enough bedding for this child and just needed the actual bed frame and mattress. Once the foster mother obtained the bed she said “I can sleep again.” The FKF assistance enhanced the foster youth’s life by allowing her in participating in “normal” developmental milestones, being able to safely get in and out of her bed and relieved the foster mother of a great deal of worry and angst.
Shaunna Murtha, Social Worker |
You can help now. Find out how to donate to the Foster Kids Fund The The FKF is in invaluable resource in the lives of foster youth, foster parents, and social workers by providing critical funding to enable the foster child and foster parent to help care for the child as well as help “normalize” the lives of foster youth. Many foster youth are unable to participate in afternoon activities (dance classes, karate, sports leagues) because there is no systemic (CWS) funding for these activities.
Shaunna Murtha, Social Worker |