As I have mentioned in several posts, my job takes me on the road often. It also has me visiting courthouses quite often. Recently, I was in Sherburne County for a hearing, and I saw the quote below in the courthouse.
I knew without even thinking that it would make a great blog post.
Read it again.
And again.
And again.
Download the picture, make it your screen’s photo for a day, and then be challenged by what it says. How can this thought take root in us each and every day?
I also run into many people who think that they have nothing to give to the world around them. They feel as though no one wants their help, that others are doing it all, or that their skills do not match the needs.
So not true! Willing hands, willing feet, and willing hearts are welcome in just about any volunteer organization around the country!
What have I seen that needs help?
The need for guardian ad litem positions is on the rise as children in foster care and in custody cases need an advocate for them. Click here for information in Minnesota. Those in other states can just Google for information.
The need for foster care families is always around with a shortage. In fact, in Hennepin County, children remain at St Joseph’s Home for Children waiting for families that could care for them. Because there are not enough families, children stay.
Perhaps foster care is not something you can do (that is legit, by the way!), consider volunteering with organization that support families. Kinship or the Big Brother/Big Sister’s organizations are excellent ways to get involved.
And these are just the thoughts I have for impacting children. There are countless ways that we can reach out to vulnerable adults or the elderly.
To hurt is human, but to help is also human.
What can I do today to impact tomorrow?
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