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$ 400

A gym membership for Marigold who wants to be able to join the military

Posted Jun, 15, 2017

Marigold would like to join a gym. She will work out with her case manager who is already a member of the gym because she wants some additional encouragement and support. She has had a hard time losing weight and desires to lose enough to join the military. Marigold is pre-diabetic, so a gym membership could also help improve her health. Marigold's desire was to go into the military until she gained weight due to her medications. A gym membership will help Marigold with her future aspirations and give her more strength and confidence!

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Marigold is 18 years old and lives in Newport News, VA

Marigold is a hardworking young lady who has been in foster care for over five years. She is a senior in high school trying to create a career plan! She works very hard to make straight As every nine weeks and works on the weekends. Marigold is a girly-girl who enjoys make-up. She also likes to serve her community by feeding the homeless.

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Lutheran Family Services of Virginia- Tidewater Region Newport News, VA

Foster and adoptive parenting is a way to share your skills, strength, courage, hope and values with school-aged children who have suffered through painful experiences. Most of the children LFSVA serves struggle because of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse or neglect. They need families who won’t give up on them, who can be flexible in their parenting style and expectations, and who will help them work through the tough spots. In the Richmond and Tidewater areas we recruit and train adults willing to undertake this life-affirming work. Our program is committed to helping children find permanency and stability. And once a child has been placed, we provide support through things like mentoring and therapy to ensure the relationship’s success. Counseling for adoptive families: Today’s adoptive families need treatment specialists who understand the unique nature of building a family through adoption and the challenges that may arise that are related to their adoption story. Lutheran Family Services of Virginia offers outpatient mental health services by counselors who have received nationally recognized, rigorous training to work with the unique needs of families who have adopted. These services are open to all families in the Piedmont and Tidewater regions who have adopted through domestic infant, international, parental placement or foster care. LFSVA works with the Virginia Post-Adoption Consortium, a collaborative partnership that includes the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.). The Consortium is funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services as part of the ADOPT Virginia.