When you support youth in foster care at Good Samaritan, you’re helping them turn the page and start their next chapter—one filled with stories of stability, healing, and hope for the future.
Will you support their next chapter?
Chapter 3
Derek and his mom never stayed in one place for long, so when he entered foster care, trusting a new home felt impossible. At 17, he came to Good Samaritan with no academic credits, little experience with stable relationships, and even less belief in himself.
With time, therapy, and support, Derek began to see his life differently. As he said, “I think I learned how to tell my story better. To tell people, ‘Yeah, I made mistakes—but I’m not one.’”
Because he was surrounded by staff and therapists, he was shown every day he mattered and was more than the sum of his past mistakes.
When you give to Good Samaritan, you are telling foster youth that you believe in them.
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When you support youth in foster care at Good Samaritan, you’re helping them turn the page and start their next chapter—one filled with stories of stability, healing, and hope for the future.
Will you support their next chapter?
Derek and his mom never stayed in one place for long, so when he entered foster care, trusting a new home felt impossible. At 17, he came to Good Samaritan with no academic credits, little experience with stable relationships, and even less belief in himself.
With time, therapy, and support, Derek began to see his life differently. As he said, “I think I learned how to tell my story better. To tell people, ‘Yeah, I made mistakes—but I’m not one.’”
Because he was surrounded by staff and therapists, he was shown every day he mattered and was more than the sum of his past mistakes.
When you give to Good Samaritan, you are telling foster youth that you believe in them.
