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$240
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Softball Equipment so that Jayleen can practice in the backyard

Posted Apr 28, 2020
Due to COVID-19 Jayleen's softball season has been postponed. This is her outlet as she plays competitively and has a close relationship with her teammates and coach, she is missing this very much. She has made this wish for equipment so that she can continue to practice in her yard and garage as a healthy outlet and to prepare for when the team is able to come together again.

Jayleen is 14 years old and lives in NJ

Jayleen is a happy and sweet young girl with a love for softball, a beautiful smile and a good sense of humor. She had been raised by her older siblings, grandmother and aunt before coming into foster care at 4 years old. Jayleen is very resilient and blooms wherever she is planted, but unfortunately has developed anxiety due to all the changes in her parental figures and home life. When she was six years of age she was returned shortly to her mother's care and then came back into placement when her birth mother was incarcerated. This caused Jayleen's anxiety to skyrocket because she was fearful that her mother could come get her and take her from her stability whenever she felt like it. Jayleen's mother became a parent at a very young age and unfortunately did not have a positive role model herself, so she just repeated the cycle of making men her first priority, using drugs and being involved in criminal activity. Currently Jay is doing very well in her placement and will shortly be adopted into the same home as her maternal half brother.

The Wish Story

Division of Child Protection and Permanency requests this wish for Jayleen.

One Simple Wish posts the wish to the website.

New Jersey Association of Student Councils grants the wish for Jayleen! Thanks New Jersey Association of Student Councils.

One Simple Wish sends the gift to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for Jayleen.

Jayleen receives the gift from Division of Child Protection and Permanency!

"Jayleen was overjoyed when she received her softball equipment and has been using it in her yard ever since. It really meant a lot to her to be able to have this healthy outlet again during these challenging times and she and her family thank you. "

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