A Letter from the Kids in Our Care - The Power of One Caring Adult

A letter written by the kids in our care:

"Can we have your attention for just one moment?

We are kids, and we know that sometimes we may not always be taken seriously, but we want to tell you something really important that we believe can change everything.

You all have busy lives and a lot of responsibilities, but there's something we want you to think about, the incredible power of one person in a child's life.

One person who doesn't give up, who shows love and kindness, can change everything for a child, we are asking you to remember the times when someone believed in you and how it made a difference in your life.

For us, that one person is a foster parent, a pastor, a caseworker, a youth treatment specialist and Jesus, but it could be anyone. It doesn't matter who they are, but what matters is that they all gave us hope.

When we have someone who listens to us, encourages us, folk forgives us and helps us through hard times, we feel stronger. It gives us the courage to try again and when we fail and when we fail and reminds us that we are so much more than the reports written about us, it's amazing how much one person's kindness and love and belief in US can help us believe in ourselves.

So we're asking you, the adults who shape our world, to think about the power you have. You have the ability to be that one person in a child's life who makes all the difference. A simple, encouraging phone call, a positive note when we're struggling or taking the time to really listen, can change everything.

Imagine what could happen if every adult decided to be that person for just one child. It could create a ripple of positive change, one act of kindness, one act of kindness at a time. That's how powerful you are. We believe the power in the power of change, and we believe that it can start with you and us.

You can be the one who helps us grow into the best version of ourselves, one encouraging person in our lives could help us reach our goals of curing cancer and AIDS, opening food banks, helping the homeless, improving countries use of fossil fuels and refining the foster care system.

We challenge you to take one step when you leave to be that one person in a child's life, the one who gives them hope and loves them so that our futures can be brighter and our communities can be better. You don't have to do everything, just be that one person who makes a difference."