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John,
This Giving Tuesday, you can make a difference in the lives of youth who
don’t always get to experience the warmth and care that make this time of
year so special.
Since 2021, Color Of Change’s local squad members in California and Texas
have been working with Precious Dreams Foundation — an organization that
provides sleep support, teaches healthy coping mechanisms and helps youth
in foster care and homeless shelters uncover paths to fostering their
dreams. Together, our members have hosted a series of Comfort Drops of
gifts and supplies, serving over 1,200 youth and young adults in cities
like Houston, Oakland, and Los Angeles.
This season, we’re coming together again to lift the youth with “I Am Joy”
holiday pop-up events with food, gifts, and comfort items. [ [link removed] ]Based on
your record as a top supporter, we’re asking you to make a Giving Tuesday
donation to help spread some much-needed Black joy this holiday season:
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23% of youth in American foster care are Black, while making up only 14%
of the general population — in Los Angeles County alone, some 59% of Black
children will have 1 or more open CPS cases in their life.^1 And more than
25% of youth who age out of foster care will become homeless within two to
four years of leaving the system.^2
Together, we can take action to shift the narrative and the way people
interact and engage with youth in the foster care system — we can inspire
healing for Black youth and decrease the trauma faced due to a history of
abandonment, abuse, and neglect at the state level. Our “I Am Joy” program
helps create space for these youth to engage in evenings of inspiration
and hope beyond their circumstances.
John, we’re deeply grateful for your dedication and commitment
as a member of our grassroots community for change. [ [link removed] ]So this Giving
Tuesday, we hope you’ll consider making a contribution of $25 to help make
our “I Am Joy” events a success and support our year-round work to empower
youth:
[ [link removed] ]Give $25
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Thank you for helping us make this season a time of Black joy. We’re
grateful for your continued support — on this Giving Tuesday, and every
day.
Until Justice Is Real,
The Color Of Change Team
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References
1. United States. Children's Bureau. [ [link removed] ]Foster Care Statistics 2019. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's
Bureau.
2. Covenant House. [ [link removed] ]Teen Homelessness Statistics.
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