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“I don’t feel safe!” is a common panicked cry heard from many terrified kids, as they are being placed in Foster Care! We are all born wired to trust our caregiver, but that trust can quickly be replaced with deep overpowering fear by an abused child who then struggles to learn to trust again. Yet, the number ONE UNFUNDED NEED in the foster care system is exactly what they need, the ability to get timely, specialized mental health and trauma-informed care. AND with every moment that goes by without help, an abused child’s brain literally sinks deeper into an emotional hole that is incredibly hard to climb out of. 

Did you know that when you donate to the Varner Foundation for Children and Families that there is a very high chance your donation is going to help a kid that desperately needs specialized mental health help? The VF is one of only a very small handful of non-profit foundations that will stand in this particular critical “resource gap” for a child in foster care. Whether it is in the form of an appointment with leading medical professionals, or attending therapeutic camp, or expensive diagnostic testing for sexual abuse victims, or targeted training for caregivers, the VF comes through with help when and where it is truly NEEDED.

Thank you, donors, for your continued generosity in providing ALL the unfunded services that gives help and hope to a child so they can begin to heal, learn trust again, and smile.  Please SHARE!