Photo Credit: Cory Popp |
An extra special thank you to the Jaws Youth Playbook for
sponsoring our adoption match partyon June 23rd! 37 children and 25
families came out to the Riversharks’ Campbell Field in Camden, NJ, in hopes
that they would make a connection.
[Side note: For those
of you who don’t know what an adoption match party is, it’s an event that brings youth in foster care
together with adults who have been approved to adopt for a day of getting to
know one another. Match parties are a rare opportunity for the children and
adults to interact one-on-one, and we often see “magic” happen in the form of a
connection that may lead to adoption.]
Saturday’s match party included a fun day of healthy,
sports-themed activities in line with the Jaws Youth Playbook’s mission to
improve the overall health and wellness of at-risk youth, primarily in the
Greater Philadelphia region. The kids enjoyed water ball tosses, relay races
and a baseball clinic, and the adults kept up as best as they could too!
By the end of the day we had an impressive 71 inquiries from
adults who were interested in learning more about the youth. It is our hope
that many of these initial inquiries will progress to permanent adoptions and
families!
This life-changing work wouldn’t be possible without our
supporters, so we want to send out a huge thank you to Ron
"Jaws” Jaworski's and the Jaws Youth Playbook, as well as the Riversharks for their incredible support. We’d also like to thank Wawa for sending 15 absolutely
amazing volunteers out to help us make this a day the youth and families would
never forget!
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