A Chicago-born organization has been keeping children out of the foster care system for 20 years now. Two unlikely families became one through the program in an unimaginable crisis. A loving family, pieced together, by an incredible challenge.
Two unlikelybecame one through the program in an unimaginable crisis. A loving family, pieced together, by an incredible challenge.
That's where the Maldonado's come in. For 10 years, they've been a host family. Just days before Theo was born, they agreed to take him in and met Frank at the hospital. "A parent in crisis can be referred from a school, it could be a county jail for a short term jail sentence, it could be from a mental health facility," said Jessica Darnell, a Safe Families coach."We had just given birth to our son, he caught an infection in the hospital, and he passed away when he was a day old, so we decided we wanted to do something to honor his legacy," said Judy Maldonado, a host mother.
In the last 20 years, Safe Families Greater Chicago chapter has served over 5,000 children. The Maldonado's looked after Theo for 10 months.
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