Youth
PROMISES2KIDS Celebrating Their 40th Anniversary
Caring for each other
On any given day , there are over 3,000 foster children in San Diego County . Promises2Kids ( Promises ) - originally founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation in 1981 , is celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year . Promises has helped over 200,000 abused and neglected children in our community .
Camp Connect is a program where Promises reunites brothers and sisters who are separated in foster care through monthly day events , in addition to a four-day summer camp . Camp
Connect provides opportunities for siblings to create new and positive memories , to replace negative memories that they would rather forget . During these moments , brothers and sisters spend time together , have fun and just get to be kids . For most , these moments are their only opportunity to see each other .
Meet Lance ( 10 ), Levi ( 7 ) and Paige ( 5 ).
They entered foster care in early 2020 and upon entering , were separated and now live in two different homes . Lance and Levi live together in one home , while Paige lives in another .
38 GBSAN . COM | AUGUST 2021