Institution

We all know where the older kids end up - the institution. Some children are lucky enough to be adopted out of the baby house, before they get transferred.

Most children aren't that lucky.

This is what institution reality is.

This is where they will spend the rest of their life.

The bars may not be on a prison cell.

But those on death row have it SO much better.

Death row prisoners are there to be punished for their crimes against humanity.

The way these children live IS a crime against humanity.

All they did wrong was to be born.

Unwanted.

For more information about any of these children, please go to the following links

Girls with Down Syndrome age 10+

Boys with Down Syndrome age 10+

116

Oops - technical problems - I accidentally deleted my original post - sorry !!

I have tried to re-create it below.

UPDATE !!

We now have 116 - sweet Carissa gained a donation button overnight, and, like Daphne, she only has $10. Her story is so sad - please help her out !

Carissa

As you all know, we did reach our goal, by Easter, of all the children with grants over the age of 6 getting at least $20 in their grants. There have been a couple of new children listed since then - one quickly got above $20, the other is still at $10 (but at least she isn't a zero ;)

If you would like to send some love her way - here sh

Daphne

Daphne

There have also been many new children listed who don't have donation buttons yet. Some of the pictures are heartbreaking - older children who have been in the institution for years. In cribs. Teenagers.

Before I get to the new goal - I have to share some new faces. These children are newly listed on Reece's Rainbow - unfortunately, they do not yet have donation buttons. They are not in a good place - as you can tell by looking at the pictures, they are at an institution.

They are in cribs.

Their heads are shaved.

They have sores, and rotten teeth.

They are existing, not living.

You can't even tell if they are boys or girls.

They are TEENAGERS !!

You can't even tell if they are boys or girls.

Sad eyes

Shaved heads

Sore

Rotten teeth.

Lost souls.

Now - to the new goal.

I was going to get really ambitious, but remembered that we are taking baby steps - so, that being said, the new goal is to get every older child up to $50 by July 4th.

There are now 116 children aged over 6 with less than $50 in their grants - but I know we can change that !! I am hoping to pick a few children every week to focus on, so that by the time we are celebrating the birth of the USA, each child will have a better chance of living here. I know so many people pass over the older children - it's up to us to make sure their faces are seen, so they can be found. I know there's a family out there for every one of them.

Please - go and look at them, look into their eyes, and if you can't donate - please, share.

Boys with Down Syndrome age 6-9

Girls with Down Syndrome age 6-9

Other Angel Boys age 6-9

Other Angel Girls age 6-9

HIV+ 6-9

Boys with Down Syndrome age 10+

Girls with Down Syndrome age 10+

Other Angel Boys age 10+

Other Angel Girls age 10+

HIV+ 10+

Please - even if you can't adopt, even if you can't donate - please - share - look into their eyes - look at their faces - then look at their ages. This is their life.

Forever.

Unless they can be saved.

Click on the link below.

Newly listed

Now - onto our new goal

There are currently 115 older children with grants who have less than

$50

in their accounts.

Guess what we're going to do ??

Yep - the next goal is to get all of the older kids up to at least $50.

My initial time line is to get them all up to $50 by the 4th of July.

Do you think we can do it ?? It's less than 3 months away - about 16 weeks. I plan on picking several children per week to focus on, and hopefully get those grants growing !!

I know it's overwhelming - 115 is a big number - but we've done it before - and I know we can do it again.

And again.

And again.

Baby steps :)

Thank you.

Interrupting the schedule

I will post the new goal this weekend - but in the meantime, I just wanted to interrupt this blog with a shameless plug for a new little boy I am advocating for. As you know - this blog advocates for the older children with next to nothing in their grants. I usually don't spend a lot of time looking at the younger children listed on Reece's Rainbow, otherwise I get driven to distraction and just can't focus on "my" kids.

However, once in a while I just can't help myself, and I get drawn into looking at all those waiting faces - and came across Neville. I stopped in my tracks, because he shares a name with my late dad - and it's not a name you see around much these days. I understand it's not his real name, but it's still quite the coincidence, don't you think ?

I had been wanting to become "Guardian Angel" to one of the older Angels - a logical step, as they are among the kids I advocate for. Once I saw Neville, though, I knew I was supposed to be HIS Guardian Angel. So - I am. I will fund raise and advocate for him until he is found, and is home - and, hopefully, after that.

Boy, born December 2010

Eyes of Gray

Hair light brown

From his medical records: Congenital communicating hydrocephalus.

The first surgery was unsuccessful, the second surgery was performed but the shunt is still not operating properly on one brain hemisphere. Neville shows very little physical activity, is not crawling and not walking, sits with support. Unfortunately, the child is not getting proper attention and care, as an orphan — he truly needs a family! Neville was born a twin, but the family only took the healthy child home The child is very calm, loves attention and always smiles and so happy when being held.

Neville needs to be adopted so he can get his shunt working properly. He's 14 months old and obviously developmentally delayed at this time - a working shunt would make ALL the difference !!

PLEASE - share his picture and information - one of your friends or family members might be the perfect family for him - but they'll never know if they don't see him !!