Having someone to call on is a gift
When disaster strikes it is always so much easier to handle when we have supportive people to call on. But each year over 22,000 young people age out of foster care - many without this kind of support.
Rachel needed urgent help recently and you answered her call in less than 24 hours.
After spending most of her life in foster care, Rachel aged out of the system and, like many others, had to learn to navigate the world around her. Although it was frightening, Rachel is now working and going to school while being a single mom to two beautiful children that she cherishes even more because of all she went through. Rachel is committed to providing them with stability and security, hoping they never feel scared or alone like she did.
Recently, her furnace stopped working, and with the cold Ohio winters upon her, she didn't have anyone to turn to for help - until she found us. Rachel came to One Simple Wish asking for a Big Wish to replace her furnace and ensure that her babies are warm and safe this winter. We set up a match for her Big Wish; $2,875 came from our Life After Fund and this community, through social media crowdsourcing, raised the other half, and then some, by coming together in less than a day!
This is what coming together can do.
Danielle and The OSW Team
