This is home. We'll always keep the house so we can come back and remember where we came from.

We all just cried when he gave it to him.

He told us he met some people from North Carolina and they told him he might could get a scholarship to go there. That was it. There was no more recruiting from there. He was set.

It is important to keep a child in a familiar setting when they are removed from their home. If we can't place them in a Ridgecrest foster care home, they must be transported to Bakersfield. Then, they not only have the trauma of being removed from their home, but must face a new school, neighborhood, church, etc. Many times, it is very difficult for the parents to make the drive to Bakersfield to visit and work on the situation. Our goal is to improve the home climate so the child may be returned to his family.

She is recovering at home.

We're able to place second and third mortgages, which don't become payable until they sell their home at some point in the future. So, actually, their monthly payment is lower.