Loni, 11 years old, NJ

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Loni is an active girl who loves to play outside and often tags along with her brother. She enjoys spending time with her friends in their local community and loves hiking and biking through the woods on the trails. Loni plays organized volleyball and also handcrafts jewelry for herself and her friends.

Loni would like a bike so that she join her friends and brother get around their local town. She would specifically like white mountain bike with 26 inch tires. Loni is currently living with a family friend of her mother because she opened her home to Loni and her brother once they were found to be living in one of the units of a Storage Facility with their mother and mother’s boyfriend. While living in the storage unit, Loni and her brother were exposed to heavy drug use by their mother and her boyfriend which eventually led to her removal from her mother’s care. Loni’s father is also struggling financially and does not have stable housing or a stable job and is reported to be living with his ex-girlfriends’ parents and cannot care for the children at this time. Loni would like to join her friends as they ride bikes all around their community to go to the pool together or get ice cream. A new bike will lift Loni’s spirits and allow her to participate with her friends during after school meet ups and during the summer.