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This email came into Do1Thing today. We hope others will be moved to donate $100 to be 1 of 500 to support a traveling Do1Thing. Gallery. Change only comes with knowledge and action.

“I am 1 of 500. I hope that this project sheds light on the fact that it is not our children to blame it us. We ignore the problems. We turn our backs on the innocent and helpless. We refuse to ask questions about our governments part in the lives of children. We should be so ashamed of ourselves for letting our most vulnerable citizens suffer.

I am a former homeless teen. At 14, my mother decided she would rather run of with a new boyfriend than protect her own daughter. I never asked for help. I didn’t know who to ask for help. When I was put in a group home, the lady who ran it let me leave. I hid and went hungry. I would never admit then how scared I was, but I was truly frightened beyond belief. Although that life made me strong, it also scarred me in ways that I am still learning about.

I am now dealing with the Foster system again. This time with my 2 year old niece who is being trapped in their clutches. In this case the only thing that went wrong was that this little girls mother passed away from a brain tumor and my brother lives in another state. I have finally been given permission to see my little niece but they refuse to let her stay with me and opt for a foster home. Where did this system get so screwed up? Why do these case workers playing God think it best to break families apart?” Former homeless youth, Christy