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Category: Foster Family

Foster Family

Angels’ Arms Teens Honored By HateBrakers

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Jake and Jeff pictured with their foster mom Barb Bocklage.

 

Their incredible story of survival sounds like something from a movie. Jake and Jeff, fraternal twins from St. Louis, were taken by their abusive father to the Dominican Republic to work in his garbage recycling business. He forced them to work night and day in an unventilated 110-degree room with vermin coming out of the trash. Unschooled and malnourished and after many months in an orphanage, they escaped to the American Embassy. Eventually, they were flown back to St. Louis and placed in the Angels’ Arms home in South County with 4 other foster siblings and their foster mom Barb.

On Monday, May 11, they were honored at the HateBreakers 3rd Annual HERO Awards for their heroism and moral courage to transcend acts of hate and become leaders and healers. Today, Jake and Jeff are sophomores in high school, enrolled in the College Bound Program and have a bright future ahead of them. We couldn’t be more proud of how far they’ve come.

To learn more about HateBreakers, click HERE

Foster Family

Getting to know Hannah

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I can’t believe it’s been a year since I joined the Angels’ Arms family and since we’ve moved into our new office. Working so close to Hughes family, I’ve gotten to know Hannah pretty well. What an amazing young lady she is becoming. She is a member of a South County dance team, and is having such a wonderful time with it. I enjoy watching her do what she loves the most and can’t wait to see her at her next recital. She wanted me to pass along a short message to all of you. Enjoy!

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Amber Odom
Angels’ Arms Administrative Assistant

A message from Hannah:
“Hello everyone! My name is Hannah, I’m a sophomore in high school and I live with the Hughes Family.  I am on the South County YMCA Studio All Star dance team thanks to Angels’ Arms. I do a variety of different dance styles including hip hop (my favorite), lyrical (my second favorite), tap, jazz, modern, and contemporary. To say the least, dance is beyond my favorite thing to do. Dance is my get away place. It is where all of the bad things in my life seem to disappear.”