Spending the Holidays in Residential Care
As you can imagine, being away from family and home can always be challenging, but especially during the holidays. Still, our girls appreciate the essence of the season. Here they share some of their feelings about this time of year. (Top three answers are listed.)
Using only one word, how would you describe Thanksgiving?
1. Family
2. Food
3. Thankful
Using only one word, what do you think of when you hear the word Christmas?
1. Family
2. Santa
3. God
If you could have anything for Christmas, what would it be?
1. Family
2. Pass to see my family
3. iPhone
How many different places (foster home, residential, psychiatric hospital, kinship, etc.) have you spent either Christmas or Thanksgiving?
1. “3”
2. “5”
3. “1”
Using only one word, how do you feel about spending the holidays at Missouri Girls Town?
1. Safe
2. Sad
3. Okay
If you got to choose the meal for the holiday, what would it be?
Ham/turkey with stuffing and mac n’ cheese
Desserts: pumpkin pie, pineapple upside down cake and cheesecake
Snacks for the day: fried pickles, wings, deer sausage, cheese, cookies
Your help empowers our ability to make the holidays as normal as possible for the girls we serve. Thank you for supporting at-risk youth!
