A Richmond hike introduces older foster youth to families
Kidsave's Hike With Your Heart in Richmond drew attention to older foster youth who still need families. One couple is adopting a girl they met through the effort.
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Kidsave used a trail in Richmond to introduce older foster youth to people who might become family, WTVR CBS 6 reported. Hike With Your Heart was built around that meeting. One couple is adopting a girl they met through it.
The hike is one event, and the adoption is one match that came out of it. The report does not say every young person on the trail has a family lined up.
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In Richmond, Virginia, Kidsave held a walk called Hike With Your Heart. It was for older kids in foster care, children who still hope a family will choose them. A hike put those young people and adults on the same path so they could meet. One couple who came is now adopting a girl they met through the effort. Foster care is a temporary home when a child cannot live with their parents. Older kids are sometimes overlooked. This hike was one way to make sure people saw them. The adoption is one family, from one meeting, not a count of every child who still needs a home.
- Why might a walk make it easier for people to talk than a meeting in a room?
- What does it mean to welcome someone into a family?
- How could a class make a new student feel expected, not just allowed?
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