The start of Senior Project

So I met with Chamlee last week. She is really cool and neat to talk with. My heart hurts for those girls at the Girls Home. Nest week i will be eating dinner with all of the girls at the home. I'm really nervous about talknig to them, what to say, what not to say. And I hope I like the food! As I said, here are some of the girls living there, and why they are there: Their stories are incredible. Here are some of them!:



"Kelli" was abandoned at age 6 by her mother at a friend’s house. She hasn’t seen or heard from her mother again. Kelli went through dozens of foster homes, never long enough to form substantial relationships. Now that she is “too old” for a successful adoption, she is living at the Girls Home. She loves to read and excels in school. She hopes to be a police investigator so she can search for her mother when she grows up.


"Jayna" was put up for adoption at 2-years-old. Her mother was addicted to crack and couldn’t care for her. After living in multiple foster homes, she came to the Girls’ Home. Jayna is the comedian in the house and loves hair and makeup. She wants to travel to Africa when she grows up in hopes of finding out where her family came from.

"Audrey’s" mother died of a drug overdose and her grandmother has cancer and can’t raise her. Because she was neglected, she never even learned her ABC’s or how to read. After being in foster care for the last year, she has successfully learned to read and write although she is almost four grade levels behind in school. Audrey loves sports and wants to be on the track team in high school.

"Jamie’s" mother had 6 children and was addicted to crack. Jamie was severely abused at age 12 by one of her mother’s drug dealers. After he was sent to prison, her mother couldn’t take care of her kids. Jamie is a straight A student and has a job at a fast food place where she is a top employee. She is obsessed with everything the color green!

"Sonya" was exposed to the world of prostitution at a young age. She watched her mother prostitute herself to feed her children. Sonya and her siblings were placed in foster care three years ago. She doesn’t like crowds but she loves to write poetry and read it to the staff at the Girls’ Home. She also practices basketball every day.

"Elizabeth’s" parents were teenagers. They were not able to care for her so she was put into foster care at five years old. Now she lives at the Girls’ Home. She loves fashion and wants to go to fashion school when she grows up. Her favorite color is red and she tries to wear at least one red thing every day.

"Sarah" is 17-years-old and has been in foster care since she was four. Her mother disappeared one night when she was dropped off at a neighbor’s house saying she had to go to the store for milk and she would be right back. She never saw her again. For years, she bounced around, living with people in her small community until she was placed in foster care. She is now a straight A student and wants to go to college at USC-Columbia. She hopes to practice law so she can help other kids who are forgotten about.

"Sophie" was abused by her step-father at age 11. Her mother didn’t believe that the abuse happened so she decided not to tell the authorities. When Sophie told her teacher, she was placed in foster care. Now she is living at the Girls’ Home. She loves animals and is a very sweet child that makes friends easily. She wants to be a veterinarian to help abused animals.
 all of this information may be found at spgirlshome.com