"Sound of Hope" Inspires Local Foundation to Lead Mission in Detroit Schools

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In a powerful story of hope and resilience, a Texas movie has inspired a local foundation in Detroit to launch a mission to find forever families for foster children. The Park West Foundation, led by foster care advocate Saba Gebrai, is introducing the Village at Mumford program in every public school in Detroit, starting with Mumford High School. This initiative aims to keep foster children in their local community, supporting their education and well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • Over 100,000 foster children in America are waiting for a forever family.
  • The movie "Sound of Hope" tells the true story of 22 families adopting all 77 foster children in a small Texas town.
  • The Park West Foundation has launched the Village at Mumford program in Detroit's Mumford High School to support foster care advocacy and adoption.
  • The program aims to create a network of foster families and guardians to keep children in their local community.
  • Nicole Brabson, a Mumford High School teacher, and her husband adopted a foster child named Brittany through the Village at Mumford program.
  • The program has successfully kept a student who was slated for transfer to a residential placement more than an hour away in the community and attending Mumford High School.

Statistics:

  • 100,000+ foster children are waiting for a forever family in America.
  • 22 families adopted all 77 foster children in a small Texas town, as told in the movie "Sound of Hope".
  • 1 student who was transferred to a residential placement more than an hour away will remain in the neighborhood and graduate from Mumford High School thanks to the Village at Mumford program.

Sources:

  • "Sound of Hope" movie
  • Park West Foundation
  • Mumford High School
  • Village at Mumford program
  • Saba Gebrai, foster care advocate
  • Nicole Brabson, Mumford High School teacher