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JanBecoming an Angel for Foster Kids
As the a CEO of my own successful technology company that served companies nationally, I had purchased a new commercial building and spent 12 months renovating the space for my company. One day shortly after we moved in while driving to work that morning, out of the blue, a voice spoke to me, “Put everything for sale, liquidate and follow your heart”. My inner voice spoke back, “Why would I want to do that?”
It was that moment that I realized I was not following my passion which was to advocate and serve abused and neglected children. I know the pain many of those kids endure being shuffled from foster home to foster home. I had been a foster child. I was one of the lucky ones however. I launched a successful business and lived a lifestyle most people dream of, yet deep down, I had wanted to start a foundation one day but never had the time as I juggled multiple entrepreneurial projects.
It was at this time in 2007, that Angels for Foster Kids, Inc. was founded. I was 41 years old and I knew it was going to be an emotional process to give up my current lifestyle and begin a new venture from scratch. My new journey would require that I live a much simpler life to make this dream come alive. After speaking with my husband we decided to move forward which included selling our home and finding a much more affordable place to live, a home that would not require my income.
It’s definitely been a challenging journey but today Angels for Foster Kids, Inc. is a 501 3c and I’m proud that we are helping our children who live in the child welfare system. It is my lifelong dream to be part of a team who can fix this broken child welfare system, to raise awareness and reach out to the children to let them know, they are not broken.
*Featured article on MORE.com: http://www.more.com/11079/11413-becoming-an-angel-for-foster
