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Chance’s Thank You.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Valerie Says Thank You.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I would like to thank KHCF for recognizing the financial difficulties I was having, as I did not have support from my family. \u00a0KHCF has provided me with a college bursary each year to help with my school expenses.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Words cannot express how thankful I am for their assistance. \u00a0I am also touched at how positive and encouraging they are about my future. \u00a0I am proud to say that I currently have a GPA of 3.5 in the Social Service Worker Program at Sir Sandford Fleming College.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I thank the Foundation for helping me become a Champion!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Venson Thanks the Foundation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n My name is Venson, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I have met many marvelous people throughout my life within the system. Because of my Foster family and the Foundation I was encouraged to take the leap and go to college.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I have been living on my own for 3 years; and I am doing well! I am attending Trillium College and taking Video Game Design.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I realize now just how big of a help the Foundation is because they give me assistance with my school expenses and tuition. The biggest help is that they have helped give me the confidence to succeed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Chance’s Thank You. My name is Chance, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton\u00a0\u00a0Children’s Aid Society. I grew up in a single parent home. \u00a0My mother was an alcoholic, so I was raised mostly by my other family members. \u00a0We moved a few times a year and I was never in school long enough to make any really friends or to really be educated. \u00a0Being one of 13 children, I often slipped through the cracks. \u00a0At a very young age I had experienced drugs, robbery and other criminal activity. \u00a0 When I was 9, I was put in foster care and made a crown ward. \u00a0This was a game changer for me. \u00a0I was placed with an amazing foster family who were generous, caring, and kind. \u00a0They loved me and invested in me with their time, money, and emotions. \u00a0 My worker supported me and had my best interests in mind, and the Foundation made it possible for me to take part in sports, school trips, educational courses, summer camp and independent living, for which I am truly grateful. \u00a0I thank the Foundation and the donors for all that they did for me. \u00a0 While completing a School of Biblical Studies program, I met my wife Mary Austin. \u00a0We were married in 2012 and moved back to Peterborough. \u00a0We are happily married with our first son, and another one on the way. \u00a0I run a photography business. \u00a0I am now working on my degree part-time at Toronto Baptist Seminary. \u00a0I encourage helping and supporting crown wards, like me, as it makes such a difference in our lives. \u00a0 Valerie Says Thank You. My name is Valerie, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. I would like to thank KHCF for recognizing the financial difficulties I was having, as I did not have support from my family. \u00a0KHCF has provided me with a college bursary each year to help with my school expenses. Words cannot express how thankful I am for their assistance. \u00a0I am also touched at how positive and encouraging they are about my future. \u00a0I am proud to say that I currently have a GPA of 3.5 in the Social Service Worker Program at Sir Sandford Fleming College. I thank the Foundation for helping me become a Champion! Venson Thanks the Foundation. My name is Venson, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. I have met many marvelous people throughout my life within the system. Because of my Foster family and the Foundation I was encouraged to take the leap and go to college. I have been living on my own for 3 years; and I am doing well! I am attending Trillium College and taking Video Game Design. I realize now just how big of a help the Foundation is because they give me assistance with my school expenses and tuition. The biggest help is that they have … Continue reading Testimonials from Former KHCAS Youth In Care<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":338,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/sub-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"A](\"http:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Chance-128x300.jpg\")
My name is Chance, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton\u00a0\u00a0Children’s Aid Society.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nI grew up in a single parent home. \u00a0My mother was an alcoholic, so I was raised mostly by my other family members. \u00a0We moved a few times a year and I was never in school long enough to make any really friends or to really be educated. \u00a0Being one of 13 children, I often slipped through the cracks. \u00a0At a very young age I had experienced drugs, robbery and other criminal activity.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nWhen I was 9, I was put in foster care and made a crown ward. \u00a0This was a game changer for me. \u00a0I was placed with an amazing foster family who were generous, caring, and kind. \u00a0They loved me and invested in me with their time, money, and emotions.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nMy worker supported me and had my best interests in mind, and the Foundation made it possible for me to take part in sports, school trips, educational courses, summer camp and independent living, for which I am truly grateful. \u00a0I thank the Foundation and the donors for all that they did for me.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nWhile completing a School of Biblical Studies program, I met my wife Mary Austin. \u00a0We were married in 2012 and moved back to Peterborough. \u00a0We are happily married with our first son, and another one on the way. \u00a0I run a photography business. \u00a0I am now working on my degree part-time at Toronto Baptist Seminary. \u00a0I encourage helping and supporting crown wards, like me, as it makes such a difference in our lives.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Valerie-249x300.jpg\")
My name is Valerie, and I was placed into extended care with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/thumbnail_Venson-Hughes-225x300.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nMy name is Andrew, and I was placed into extended care with the KHCAS. \u00a0I was born three months early in 1991 at Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital. \u00a0Due to my premature delivery I was born with Cerebral Palsy and hip dysplasia.<\/strong><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nWhen I was 5, \u00a0I had\u00a0to have an operation on my legs so I could walk. \u00a0This was extremely stressful on my parents and created turmoil at home. \u00a0It was then that the CAS and the Foundation came to the rescue.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nThe Foundation has provided so many opportunities, such as sending me to summer camp and helping me with finances to allow me to live independently. \u00a0They have also helped me advance with my education with financial support for my college and school supplies.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nI am so proud of where I am today. \u00a0I went from the doctors saying that I would never walk or talk and today I am so happy that I proved them wrong.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nI thank God every single day of my life for what I have and who I am and I thank the Foundation for helping me achieve my dreams and goals in life.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.khcas.on.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/02\/Katies-story-August-31-2015-002-2-e1490290708380.jpg\")
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