Justin, 19 years old, IN | NEEDED BY 04/10

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Justin has been in the foster care system since kindergarten, enduring over 24 different placements. He’s been shuffled from home to home, never finding stability, never truly belonging. The system has failed him, leaving him institutionalized and struggling to trust that anyone will stay. Like so many kids in his situation, he has tried to take control the only way he knew how—by running. But instead of finding safety, he ended up in a locked facility for his own protection.

Locked doors and strict rules define Justin’s world, but movies offer him a way to escape, even just for a little while. His facility offers access to movies through its commissary system, but it costs money he doesn’t have. A fund to help Justin rent movies would give him something to look forward to—an opportunity to lose himself in a story, laugh, and feel something other than the weight of his past.