#CommunitySpotlight Thank you to @ElPomarFdtn for donating $500,000 to the victims of hail damage caused by recent storms. We are inspired by your continued commitment to the Colorado Springs community! https://t.co/suLJAySm2c
Thank you all who came to our final recruitment event tonight! Still interested in membership but couldn’t make it? Send us a message and someone from the league will be in touch! #JLCS
We are #JLCS - The Junior League of Colorado Springs. We are a group of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the Colorado Springs… https://t.co/eZBGkzrMVW
Tickets for 8th Annual Touch-A-Truck weekend are on sale now! Get tickets and info at https://t.co/iwr2TlMsvz and https://t.co/qvtZQaeoyN #ColoradoSprings#JLCS#TAT#TouchATruck
#ColoradoSprings! Looking for something to do tonight? Come have a drink and eat for a cause at Peak Place. Suggested donation at the door are gift cards that will be donated directly to #LutheranFamilyServices and are much appreciated! Check it out on FB! https://t.co/R5GXSENOE4
Ready to take the next step? Reach out to our friends at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountain for more information about becoming a foster and adoptive parent! https://t.co/AFGIze2TA4 #jlcs#lbdi#lfsrm#foster#askmeaboutmylittleblackdress
These kids haven't found permanency with an adoptive home and they have not been able to return to their birth families. Now what? Through our #STEP program we are working with foster families to help transition teens in foster care into adulthood.
Check out this ground breaking program Lutheran Family services has implemented to help teens that are "aging out" of foster care! For many teens in #fostercare turning 18 and/or graduating from high school means they are "aging out" of the system and on their own. (1)
Follow along in this heart-wrenching film that follows 10 year-old Zoe as she navigates the emotional and challenging world of foster care. Part 2 to follow. #askmeaboutmylittleblackdress
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One of the sad realities of kids in foster care is the very real and measurable effects trauma can have on education. #jlcs#lbdi#askmeaboutmylittleblackdress
(1) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) play a huge role in helping foster kids fight their own personal dragons! Interested in hearing how else you can help? Check out our friends at https://t.co/W0JDSgdHho. #casa#lbdi#jlcs#askmeaboutmylittleblackdress
“The pathway from foster care to higher education is a cliff, and most of us are just completely falling off the cliff,” Black said, her voice rising, as she explained her view that the state is failing foster youth. #askmeaboutmylittleblackdress https://t.co/yBSP23iFMh
Want to get involved? Here's how! JLCS and LBDI are here to make it super easy for you to educate others. Follow along this week and share our posts to help spread awareness!
We urge you to utilize self-care when needed, but stay aware and present. Kids in foster care come from hard pasts, but with your help, they can have a bright future!