Yu-zhen was one year old when she entered Holt's foster care program. "When I saw Yu-zhen for the first time, her little cheeks were sunken into her face," recalls her foster mother. "When I took her home, she just sat still for the whole day, staring and hardly making a sound. She didn't seem like other children her age, who would want to play with us. She would only whimper a little when she was hungry." The foster family would hold Yu-zhen, talk to her, sing songs, read to her and show her picture books. They took her for walks each evening after dinner. With the foster family's loving care, and with special nutrition, Yu-zhen rapidly transformed into a lovely, healthy and vivacious child. "After a couple months with us, those sunken little cheeks became full and round. She talked to us with her own special baby language. She has changed so dramatically." Six months after entering foster care, Yu-zhen was united with her forever family and went to her new home in America. For less than $1 a day, your contribution provides so much: professional counseling for families, shelter and food for children, temporary foster care, and medical assistance.
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