Carley's Path: From Rescues to Foster Care

My name is Carley and I am about to be 26 years old. I have been reflecting a lot on my life and I’ve been an independent rescue/sanctuary for many years. I am attempting to get the adoptables adopted at the moment. I’ve also been reflecting on my life and I have made the decision that my goal is to try to pay off the animal debt and my personal debt by my 27th birthday, so June 2026. The reason why I am setting a goal on paying off the debt like that is because I have come to the conclusion that I would love to become a foster parent. I know that there are so many kids in the system and most people just want little babies, but I would love to help a child or two in need and give them everything that they deserve. With that being said, I have a couple of things that I know I need to meet in order to make it happen. My first goal is that I need to become debt-free and the adoptables need to be adopted. I see all the adoptables being adopted by the end of this year. So the biggest goal is becoming debt-free. Once I am debt-free, I will start putting money aside for a child or children in the foster care system. I know that the government helps a little bit, but I also know that there’s gonna be money coming out of my pocket. I would love to be able to make their dream room and to be able to do vacations and to be able to give them as close to a family as I can. So with that being said, if you can ever spare a dollar or any amount, we greatly appreciate it. I also will be paying off debt myself as much as I can.

When I take a child or children, I would like to have funds set aside so I can take them out to go pick out clothes, toys, personal items, and be able to take some time off work to help them adjust. I would love to take them on a vacation that they’ve always dreamed of but haven’t been able to go on. So if you want to help in this journey, our first step, besides me getting these animals adopted, is to try to pay off all of my debt so that I can then work on setting money aside to spoil a child or children. We appreciate anything and I hope we can make it happen.