Chapter 1: The First Wave of the Baby Boomers (Aiming To Make A Difference) | Pages 3-6
A couple hours later, I arrive at my daughter’s house. She already knows my sad story, after many days on the phone with her. I needed a listening ear to get through this sad period in my life. After being open for just three years, Aunt Hattie’s Place (AHP), a new third “eco-friendly” group home in Sandy Spring, Maryland, along with numerous other group homes in the state, is being reduced, sparked by a statewide initiative called Place Matters. The initiative was designed to keep children in families first and decrease the numbers of children in congregate care (www.dhr.state.md.us). Subsequently, this lack of state funding necessitated having to sell the boys group home and my personal home to pay off the construction loan. Click to Read More!