Success Story: Millie
“You’re telling me this little girl has no one?”
The Judge couldn’t believe it. Millie was in foster care for two years, and no one could find a family for her. At two years old, Millie was alone and her future was uncertain.
Because of generous donors like you, Millie had a CASA volunteer to make sure she didn’t fall through the cracks of an overwhelmed child welfare system. Millie’s CASA volunteer, Laura, wasn’t giving up on finding a permanent home for this precious child.
You would love Millie – everyone does. A sweet, smiling two-year-old with blonde curls, she would show you her shoes soon after meeting you. She loves shopping for shoes and delights in changing them 2-3 times a day.
She would talk to you like she had always known you, but she wouldn’t show you her true feelings – foster care does that to kids. You could tell strangers were Millie’s normal. She moved to so many different foster homes in her first two years of life. At even two years old, she would say “Good bye! Nice meeting you!” She used that phrase a lot in foster care.
Like you, CASA Laura wanted more for Millie. She wasn’t giving up on her.
Because of your caring generosity, CASA kept searching to find family for Millie. Children like Millie need people like you and me to exhaust all options to find them a safe, permanent family.
With your support, CASA found relatives who could be that forever home for this sweet little girl. You ended her uncertainty and made sure she wouldn’t be alone again.
Because of friends like you, she was adopted by her relatives in September! Within weeks of the adoption, Millie blossomed in her permanent home. “You’re my mommy, you’re my daddy,” she tells her parents with a grin from ear to ear.
“She’s more affectionate…at first she didn’t show her emotions, now she does. I think she finally feels safe,” mom Sharon told staff.
Because of you, Millie now has someone rocking her to sleep every night. Instead of having strangers put her to bed at night, her forever parents are now brushing her teeth and putting on her pajamas every evening. She loves going to high school football games in their small town where everyone knows and loves her. All because of you.