Access Services - Creating Better Ways To Serve People With Special Needs

Foster Care Doesn’t Always Have To End

A young man with special needs spent ten years with his foster mother. When he reached the age of 21, he faced discharge from foster care but the bond between him and his foster mother was very strong and highly supportive. When the young man was first placed, he had trouble with frustration and acted out if he was angry or upset. His foster mother got him involved in Special Olympics and he now enjoys sports like bowling and softball. These activities have helped him learn control and helped him get through school as well. Because he is very good with his hands and likes to take things apart and put them back together, his foster mom would like to see him get a job coach so he could use his skills to work in a supervised setting. But most inspirationally, in order to remain her foster son’s caregiver, the mother transferred into our Lifesharing program where their bond continues to this day. She feels she has made a lifelong connection and commitment to him.