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"As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person."
PiPs organize Clothes Closet for community
The South Parents in Partnership (PiP) team saw the need to store items donated by the community. The Parents in Partnership members are constantly being sought out to find resources that parent participants need in their households when reunification is near. PiP members normally reach out to the community and search for resources to obtain these goods for DCFS parents.
Many times the process of obtaining the needed items could take days or weeks. The delay may prevent reunification if the parents do not have the required beds or cribs they need in their home for the children to return home.
PiP members, Jennifer Olague and Desiree Burlile reached out to Pastor Tim Fearer from First Presbyterian Church of Downey. Pastor Fearer and his congregation graciously allowed Parents in Partnership the opportunity to store donated items in their church. The donated items that will be stored in the closet consist of cribs, furniture, car seat, diapers, wipes, beds and adult clothing.
The Parent Partners are working with the community to have the storage closet completely stocked with the necessary goods. Jennifer and Desiree will be responsible for processing the referrals and maintaining the closet’s inventory.
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DONATED ITEMS
Donated Clothing
Clothing for Job Interview
Donated Items for Infants & Toddlers
Hygiene Products and many more...
our Short History
Jennifer’s Story
My name is Jennifer Olague, and before I came to work for Parents in Partnership, I had a troublesome life. I was raised by my mom and grandmother. I saw my grandmother as a mother and my mom like a sister. Both were alcoholics and some of my early memories as a child, were waking up and the house would smell like alcohol. At age eleven, I was sexually molested by an uncle. I tried to tell my mother, but she did nothing. Throughout my childhood, I struggled to get her attention. She stopped drinking and began to better herself, but I never got the attention I craved. I was introduced to meth by an uncle. It helped me bury the feelings that hurt me. I had my first daughter at eighteen; I managed to stay clean during my pregnancies. When I had my third daughter, I was in a toxic relationship with the father. We both used drugs together and got married. The marriage was plagued with domestic violence. I would take the abuse as long as he didn’t hit my daughters. We eventually split up, and I moved back in with my mother. It was at this time that I had my first drug overdose. It was when my family realized that I was a drug addict and needed help.