“New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of. There’s nothin’ you can’t do, now you’re in New York.”
We were definitely feeling the love as we arrived at our stop number twelve: New York.
Now it may be the concrete jungle but we found our way around and make some smiles happen. Now getting to New York wasn’t the easiest of journeys. Getting anywhere with a 24-foot trailer isn’t easy, but when you add hundreds of bridges, skyscrapers, cars, and people is a recipe for disaster. As we are trying to navigate around without causing any major accidents we get onto the turnpike. Well our California selves did not realize that there are no commercial vehicles or trailers on the turnpike. It wasn’t until two minutes later did we see the flashing lights and no not the cool ones Kanye West sings about but the ones that usually end up costing a pretty penny.
A typical allowance for children in foster care ranges from $50 to $200 for back to school supplies. If youth in foster care are lucky enough to get the full $200, that is still only 29.04% of what the average kid spends on school clothes. As young people ourselves, clothes play a huge part in our self-esteem which affects how we perform in school. We knew we needed to do something for these teens that already have been through so much. This week is are thankful for our clothing sponsors Active, Ambig, Cotton On, and Jockey. They not only gave us clothes, but clothes that we feel good about giving. It is a special feeling to the see the teens actually excited to pick out their own brand new clothes.
