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Summer 2009

A letter from our Executive Director

Dear Angelheart Family of Friends,

As the summer months come to an end, we find ourselves both wondering where the summer went and how we survived. Summers are very long, hot and of course, very busy with all our children home every day. We managed to stay very busy, thanks to our volunteers, with numerous outings in the sun and certainly out of the heat of the day. We are amazed how quickly our summer vanished!

As we begin the new school year we are thankful for all the wonderful school supplies that were donated. We strive very hard to make sure our children feel the same as every other child beginning their first day of school. HEB did a school supplies drive for Angelheart, as did several individuals. This ensured our children had adequate supplies for the first day of school. Thanks for helping our children begin their new school year with success.

We also are very grateful to Operation School Bell, an organization who works with children who need school clothes. Our children were delighted with their new school clothes and excited for their first day of school. We look forward to guiding our children through the next several weeks of school as they meet new teachers and make new friends. Thank you Operation School Bell for helping our children smile as they put on their new clothes and feel good about their first day of school.

All that we continue to accomplish with our children is due to the ongoing support of all those who believe in our children and the mission of Angelheart. We continue to have thankful hearts and our staffs are committed to helping children feel safe and begin the healing process. Thanks to each of you for all you do every day to help Angelheart serve children who need a safe haven.

Sincerely,
Sheila Falco

brothers and sisters sitting together

Hope for the Children

The sad truth is that many brothers and sisters who wind up in the foster care system are split up. Before coming to Angelheart, this truth was reality for a sibling group of four. For two years they had been living in separate homes and had lost all hope of ever being together again. Luckily we were able to house all four children for the three month assessment period and, amazingly, found a forever family that could meet the needs of all four. The group is now thriving TOGETHER in their new family where they have each other, loving parents and a nanny to make sure each child gets the individualized attention they need.

Thoughtful Placement

"We finally feel loved and cared for and that somebody heard our cries for help," words expressed by brothers and sisters who were removed from their mother's custody and placed with us. The group is currently doing well in a foster home, but upon arrival to our shelter were having trouble adjusting. After being placed with us, they kept running away and returning to their toxic environment. Luckily we were able to arrange for a family friend from the same area to provide a foster home for the siblings. They are back in the community they are familiar with, reunited with friends and back in their old school. Now happy with their situation the children have not tried running away and are adjusting well to their new home life.

teen boy with books

Providing a path to independent life

The ultimate goal of raising a child is to give them the opportunities they need to become independent, happy adults. We were able to provide some of those opportunities for a high school senior who lived at the shelter for 6 months. With his hard work and help from our staff and volunteers he graduated and is now living on his own while attending college. During his time with us we also helped him obtain his driver’s license and a car to further ensure his success.

Angelheart 2008 Statistics