Trevor V. / Think before you destroy opportunities

Trevor explains what it was like for him in foster care, the challenges he faced. Losing his family and growing up without them around. It was challenging for him, especially since after he became grown he lost contact with the family that had raised him through the years

“ Stay in school take all opportunities given to you don't miss out on your future the opportunities are endless.”

“ I wish people understood they experience failure and let us down sometimes it's almost like we don't have a chance or will never have a chance at having a regular life life most people but again it's all up to us and our choices.”

Trevor speaks on how difficult it was having to get to know the parents and other children in the home and learning to get along with them live with them and love them. Looking back he realized what brought him comfort then wasn’t the way it should have gone. All he needed was some love and affection, someone to talk to and understand where he was coming from. He started going to therapy.

He think the general public need more big brother programs somewhere kids can go to relate to others who had same experiences so they can relate and learn and grow from others mistakes or past. His advice for those experiencing foster care like himself is:

“Think before you destroy opportunities and always take every opportunity presented to you you never know where they might take you”

A lot of times, He just needed support from others to keep going and not give up on himself to pursuit his happiness. Support would be the number one thing he needed while emancipation process. His favorite thing to do is helping others be happy. His goals in life are to be happy and successful and to be able to help others in same situation he was in.