A basketball hoop for Karmelo for his birthday
Karmelo, 18 years old
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Future HopeKarmelo entered foster care due to behavioral challenges that led his family to make the difficult decision to give up on him. He is now thriving in his foster placement, supported by various services. Despite experiencing severe trauma, Karmelo remains strong. He has become an advocate for himself and has learned to express his needs constructively. He is funny, empathetic, and passionate about fashion. Karmelo enjoys playing sports, especially basketball, and aspires to play at the university level one day.
Karmelo is moving into a supervised independent living program for foster care and is eager to play basketball. He uses basketball as a coping mechanism and hopes to have an outlet for tough days. Karmelo aspires to play college basketball and would utilize the goal to develop his skills. This would make a fantastic birthday gift for him.
Future Hope requests this wish for Karmelo.
One Simple Wish posts the wish to the website.
Awesome Human grants the wish for Karmelo! Thanks Awesome Human.
"Hey Karmelo, I hope you know life keeps getting better the more you live it. I know you’re gonna dominate the court in college. Never lose sight of how special you are. Enjoy!!"
One Simple Wish sends the gift to the Future Hope for Karmelo.
Karmelo receives the wish from Future Hope