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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I did not feel we were in a good financial position for adoption after our two kids left for college; but in the city where we were living there was a former orphanage being used as a home/campus for teens who'd been removed from their homes by DFCS for various reasons. I mentored a girl for two years (until she was returned to her family at the age of 15), and we were very close. I helped by tutoring and mentoring two evenings a week and was so thrilled to see what a difference it made in her life emotionally and academically. We weren't allowed to spend a lot of money on the teens who were living there; but I was able to give her some clothes, books, school supplies, and small pieces of jewelry. She was absolutely lovely and always very appreciative -- not rebellious or the type to push limits at all. If I could have, I would have adopted her with no hesitation. [/quote]
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