[Ohio-Talk] Thinking positive

[Asia Quinones-Evans]

Thank you very much for sharing that. I have actually personally
experienced when I was a young child moving to different places with
everything in garbage bags.

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 7:45 PM Colleen Roth via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Asia,
> I hope you get the job. It sounds very challenging and rewarding. When we
> help children we receive so much more than we give.
> Having cared for children and adults in Respite Care and Special Needs in
> Foster Care I know some of the challenges faced by the children and those
> who care for them.
> I do not know you personally but you sound like you will be warm and
> caring.
> I have a pet peeve which I will share with you in case you ever have the
> opportunity to do something for a child in your sphere of Influence. I
> learned about children whose things were packed up in garbage bags. That is
> how they were moved. What a message that sends to those who are involved. I
> always kept small suitcases or small bags for the childrens' clothes.
> Sometimes I had to put toys in plastic bags if they had a lot of them. I
> felt that children should be allowed to take their things when they moved
> to a new home. Some people didn't like that but I didn't care.
> I just shared this because I almost cried when a child came to me with
> garbage bags. When she left she had a new suitcase and her many toys from
> her grandparents were packed neatly. Of course you understand that I
> purchased the suitcases.
> I know this is off the subject but this affected me so much that I have
> shared it with others when the opportunity arises.
> Colleen Roth
>
>
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Asia Quinones-Evans

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