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"Meet Tiffany. Here is her real story.

Tiffany was a bright eyed, enthusiastic 9 year old when we met her. She last talked to her biological parents when she was 3 years old and had been growing in foster care ever since. Like so many children at I Matter Too®, Tiffany had already lived in more than 20 homes and learned to survive the changes and lack of stability. She was hurting inside. She felt rejected.

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Tiffany had an assignment at school one day and in her own words, bravely decided to share this with her entire classroom, “Did you know 966,000 kids are put in foster care each year from abuse? I know how these kids feel. I was one of them. They have to live in someone’s home they have never met before. I wish it would stop. Kids do not need this to happen to them. Do you know how it feels? Well I do and it’s hard. Please help stop kids from being victims.”

That is what I Matter Too® is doing. Children are learning they don’t have to repeat cycles of abuse and stay victims.

One of the first things Tiffany received from her mentor was a name engraved Bible. She began reading truths about how God sees her – as pure, beautiful and made in His image. For years, the only thing she carried and was able to own and take from home to home was her new Bible. She cherished its words and the encouragement it brought to her.

Over the next few years, I Matter Too® and her mentor, Katie, became the only constant in her ever changing life. Tiffany suffered several failed adoptions. Katie was there to pick her back up and encourage her. Katie spent consistent weekly hours with her reviewing homework assignments, showing up to school events, reading devotionals and being that much needed adult role model Tiffany needed. She began to flourish in school and ended up earning all A’s and B’s. She gained confidence and learned about healthy relationships. She began learning how to handle emotions like anger and depression in new, better ways. She built her faith in God.

At 16 years old, Tiffany found her forever home. The adoption is going well and I Matter Too® remains in contact with her. She is sending Katie a huge thank you card and wants to stay in touch for all she’s done. She is excited to keep pursuing her love for music and singing, a thing she remembers learning more about and being free to express at I Matter Too®. She even wrote a song for her previous foster parents and desires to write and record more in the future. We are excited to see all God will do in and through her in the next coming years."

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