Caleb, 21 years old

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Caleb’s journey through life has been anything but ordinary. Growing up in foster care, he cycled through multiple homes, never staying in one place for long. Despite the instability, he carried with him an unbreakable sense of hope and determination. Twice, he was adopted, only to face the heartbreak of those families not being able to provide the lasting stability he craved. But Caleb’s resilience kept him going. He learned to navigate the twists and turns of a life that was often out of his control, finding solace in his imagination and a deep desire to one day share his story with the world. One of his biggest dreams is to become an author, creating children’s books that inspire hope and resilience in young readers. He wants to write stories that show children, especially those in the foster care system, that no matter how many times life knocks them down, they can rise again. For Caleb, this is just the beginning of the life he’s always dreamed of—a life built on hope, creativity, and the belief that every child deserves a chance at a better tomorrow.

Caleb wants a new dresser for Christmas. His clothes are currently folded up in laundry baskets, cluttering his room because he doesn’t have a dresser to put them in. Every day, he sifts through the piles, searching for clean shirts and socks, and it feels like a never-ending hassle. A nice new dresser would change everything—there would finally be a place to neatly store his clothes, to open a drawer and find everything in its proper spot. He dreams of the simplicity and order a dresser would bring, of not having to dig through baskets every time he needs something to wear. A dresser isn’t just a piece of furniture for Caleb; it’s the key to a more organized, stress-free routine, and he hopes this Christmas will finally bring him that much-needed gift.