that children with a mentor are more likely to graduate from high school.
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Kyle’s Story
He’d been bounced around for more than 12 years, from home to home.
At the tender age of two, Kyle was separated from his brothers and sisters. For the next nine years, Kyle moved in and out of foster care, never staying in one home long enough to feel like he belonged.
When Kyle was 11, he found hope for a new life with relatives who planned to adopt him. What a disappointment it was when they changed their minds.
Next, Kyle was sent to a therapeutic group home for almost two years. A family seemed farther away than ever as Kyle entered his teens. But Kyle was identified by “Wendy’s Wonderful Kids”, a national program that partners with local agencies like Boys & Girls Aid to find adoptive families for children like Kyle.
It was then that Kyle met Boys & Girls Aid adoption recruiter, Cindy Logan, who became his advocate. Cindy was determined to find Kyle a permanent, loving home and spent weeks diligently following all leads. Finally, she found what she was looking for—an uncle who lived in Montana. Cindy immediately called Kyle’s Uncle Bob. In all the time Kyle had been in foster care, Uncle Bob had never been contacted by a social service agency. He and his family had never known how they could help his nephew. They immediately agreed to consider adopting Kyle.
Finally, at age 13, Kyle went to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in Montana, where he is thriving. He has re-connected with his relatives, and has even met some family members he never knew he had.
Through focused advocacy, Boys & Girls Aid was able to find a permanent, loving home for Kyle. With the support of his new family, Kyle plans to go to college and has his sights set on becoming an actor.
“I know my aunt and uncle love me,” says Kyle. “I finally have a place I can call home.”