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Set for Success

Do you remember your 18th birthday? The excitement of a later curfew, more unrestricted use of the car, maybe a larger allowance? Wasn’t that a wonderful time?
Now imagine that you are in foster care. Your thoughts are a little bit different. Where will I live, how will I get to school, what will I cook for dinner? When you turn 18 in the foster care system, you are required to leave the group home whether you have finished high school or not. Pretty scary for a young adult of limited means.

Two years ago we began sponsoring a group home for boys in West Palm Beach. We see to it that each boy gets a special birthday with presents from his wish list. This has been very rewarding and the boys are grateful. Last year we had a student “age out” and for his birthday we  provided for his new independent life in an apartment. The state requires that everything be purchased new and thru the generosity of our friends and supporters we provided all the items on a basic list. The grand total was $2150. This was the beginning of our Project Set for Success.  In 2018 we were able to make sure that five foster care boys were "Set for Success" as they aged out of the foster care system. 

Another boy (young man) will be aging out this year and we would like to offer you the chance to make a huge difference in his life. The feelings that arise from getting a young adult off to a good start cannot be described and are wonderful to experience. Below is the basic list that we have compiled and that we are using as our blueprint. We would hope that you would select an item from this list or send a monetary donation to Kindness Shared marked Set for Success. Please consider joining us. You won’t regret it.


Set for Success List of commonly needed items:
Helping 18-year old’s transition out of group foster care into independent living by providing basic necessities and much more.

Calculator                 
Lenovo Laptop           
Mouse                        
Flash Drive                 
Phone                        
Pre-Paid Plan             
Ear Buds                     
Xbox One                   
(2) Xbox Games         
Accessories                
TV                               
DVS’s                     
26” Men’s Bike          
Electric Razor             
Hygiene Products      
Medication Box         
Men’s Socks               
Nike Slides                 
Toaster                      
Can Opener                
Cookware                  
Waffle Maker                         
Microwave                             
Mini Fridge                             
Silverware Set                        
Dishes                                    
Reusable Cups                       
Bed in a bag                           
Fan                                         
Lox Box Safe                           
Iron & Ironing Board             
Laundry Basket                      
Laundry Detergent                
Cleaning Supplies & Rags      
Hangers                                 
Lamp                                      
10-piece towel set                 
Area Rug                                
Desk/TV Chair                        
Door Mirror                           
Gift Cards                               
Wrapping