First, let me say that I am absolutely loving my course project on how being in foster care effects students' achievements. I identified two professional organizations who worked with providing resources to assist families who are dealing with the effects of foster care. My interviewees both said that personal experiences growing up made them want to do something as adults to advocate for children. Phaedra Boykin works for Georgia Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries here in Georgia. Though she was not a foster child, she spoke of troubles that she had adjusting to life with a single parent. Boykin recalled the lack of resources available and shared that she wanted to have a positive effect for children and families, especially those requiring assistance from the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). Georgia Baptist offers campus residential programs, group homes, community counseling, foster care, and family care programs. Boykin shared that the most rewarding part of her job was when children and families are able to complete the entire course of a program and share their success with others in hopes of building resilience.
One idea that both of my interviewees stressed was that the working hours outweighed the impact hours to an extent. This means that they are spending a lot of time helping others and making a difference, however it is difficult to see the larger impact. Which brings me to my question, do you believe that there is more of an impact if someone helps 100 people one time, or one person 100 times?
