As many of you know, Aniyah is our amazing 2 year old granddaughter and she has lived with us most of her life. She has been with us 100% since March 2 2019.
We have been her sole caretakers, and have provided her with all of her needs, physically, emotionally and developmentally without any support from her mother. For a while there were sporadic visits but Aniyah hasn't even seen her mother since September 28 2019... 317 days as of today. Our goal all along was to help support a good relationship with Aniyah and her mother. We did everything we could. At this point Aniyah only knows us as her parents. Her mother is a complete stranger. That was her choice. After leaving Aniyah in our care and disappearing for months at a time with no way to contact her, Aniyah's mother chooses to randomly show up demanding to take Aniyah away from the only home she's known and the people who love her. We need to be able to prevent that but it is an extensive and expensive process. It isn't in my nature to ask for help but any good parent knows that the needs of our children come before anything else. Aniyah needs stability. Aniyah needs to be safe and secure.
For this reason, we can’t wait any longer for an attorney. We have been the only stable caregivers that Aniyah has ever known and we need to be able to protect that in law. Please help us with our legal fund to keep our little girl officially
We have been her sole caretakers, and have provided her with all of her needs, physically, emotionally and developmentally without any support from her mother. For a while there were sporadic visits but Aniyah hasn't even seen her mother since September 28 2019... 317 days as of today. Our goal all along was to help support a good relationship with Aniyah and her mother. We did everything we could. At this point Aniyah only knows us as her parents. Her mother is a complete stranger. That was her choice. After leaving Aniyah in our care and disappearing for months at a time with no way to contact her, Aniyah's mother chooses to randomly show up demanding to take Aniyah away from the only home she's known and the people who love her. We need to be able to prevent that but it is an extensive and expensive process. It isn't in my nature to ask for help but any good parent knows that the needs of our children come before anything else. Aniyah needs stability. Aniyah needs to be safe and secure.
For this reason, we can’t wait any longer for an attorney. We have been the only stable caregivers that Aniyah has ever known and we need to be able to protect that in law. Please help us with our legal fund to keep our little girl officially
Co-organizers (2)
BRIDGET KEYTE
Organizer
Salem, OR
Saydra Richardson
Co-organizer