2011 CitySquare Annual Report

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hope CITYSQUARE IS PART OF MY FAMILY… …AND LIKE FAMILY, I’M HERE TO GIVE BACK.
Jessica Flanagan connected with CitySquare when she was a resilient 8-year-old little girl in foster care. Jessica’s New Reality Jessica didn’t experience the carefree childhood that most children enjoy. As a little girl, she was bounced around to several foster homes, yet always steadfast in her wish for a “forever home.” Jessica longed for the unconditional love of a true family, and a place to call home. CitySquare’s Legal Action Works (LAW) team helped turn Jessica’s dream into a reality by connecting her with a family at Central Dallas Church, and aiding in her adoption process. Though Jessica’s new family didn’t have a lot of money, there was no shortage of love. Through CitySquare’s Food Pantry and Resource Center, Jessica and her family received food assistance as well as information and referral to other programs and services available to them. It was through this experience that Jessica learned valuable life lessons about the importance of giving back and helping others. In fact, Jessica cites her time with CitySquare as her inspiration for helping other foster care youth. Today, Jessica is 24 and has already earned her master’s degree in education. She is now working towards another advanced degree, this one in social work. Jessica says her future desires are “to provide hope, serve as a leader and mentor to other youth in the foster care system and let them know they can be successful too.” 9 … “I have stayed connected to CitySquare for 16 years,” says Jessica. “I just want to pay it forward and instill hope in a young person’s life; just like CitySquare did for me.” Because poverty does exist, in 2011 CitySquare… • Provided supportive services to over 800 foster care youth aging out of foster care in a 19-county area in northeast Texas. • Provided legal services for 250 families who could not afford legal representation. • Trained over 100 neighbors in commercial construction and Microsoft Office Suite – equipping them with the hard and soft skills needed to enhance their employability for a living wage job.
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