Does sponsorship really make a difference?
Amanda Harvey was sponsored when she was a girl growing up in Appalachia. Now, years later, she is passing on this gift by sponsoring a child, herself. Here's what Amanda had to say about what sponsorship meant to her:
"I have wanted to sponsor a child for a while, and I chose Children, Incorporated because, as you know, a CI sponsor made a big difference in my life as a child. As I was growing up in the Appalachians, my parents always had a lot of love to give, but often struggled to provide the physical necessities for myself and my sister. Neither of my parents had graduated high school, so they worked in factories and in the agricultural industry most of the time. The first time I received [assistance] from my sponsor, it was like Christmas. I was able to buy clothes that hadn't already been worn and faded, to replace my tattered shoes, and to get school supplies, which allowed me to feel more confident in class. The support and gifts from my sponsor helped to raise me up out of my less than fortunate circumstances. Knowing that there were people who had never met me, and yet had an honest interest in my success gave me the motivation to finish high school (only the second in my extended family to do so) and recently to graduate from university. Now that I am in a stable financial situation, I hope that I can make a difference in some child's life. I am so grateful to organizations such as Children, Incorporated, whose constant vigilance enables children to succeed in even the hardest circumstances. Thank you." -Amanda Harvey
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