Closing our Chapter, Continuing the Mission
Wrapping It Up As we close out this semester with Light For Little Lives and our partnership with Isaiah 117 House, our group has spent a lot of time thinking about what this project has taught us. When we started, most of us only understood the foster care system from a distance. But through writing, reflecting, and learning more about the experiences of children entering care, this cause has become something significant to all of us. A theme that kept coming up in our conversations was just how much we all benefited from the stability, safety, and opportunities we grew up with. College has shown us how different each person’s starting point can be, and working on this project made us even more aware of the privilege that shaped our own lives. Some of us connected this work to past volunteer experiences, whether through shelters, nonprofits, or organizations that support people facing domestic violence or homelessness. Seeing how early instability can follow someone into adulthood u...