{"id":2362,"date":"2014-06-09T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2014-06-09T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:26:06","slug":"meet-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/meet-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary, the newest addition to our family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mary_new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2363\" alt=\"Mary_new\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mary_new-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"310\" data-id=\"2363\" \/><\/a>Mary was recently brought to the <a title=\"Touch A Life Care Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/our-programs\/ghana\/touch-a-life-care-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touch A Life Care Center<\/a> by Ghanaian government officials. She was found selling water on the roads of Kumasi, and Ghanaian officials determined that she was vulnerable to further exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Mary is now safe at our Care Center. She is eight years old and has already bonded with her new friends at our facility. She is enrolled in school with the other children and she is so happy to be receiving an education.<\/p>\n<p>We are in need of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/get-involved\/global-family\/child-sponsorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">child sponsor<\/a>\u00a0for Mary&#8217;s basic care and education, as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/get-involved\/global-family\/education-sponsor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/get-involved\/global-family\/education-sponsor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gher education fund<\/a>\u00a0we have started for each child. You can make a monthly contribution in any amount on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">donation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary was recently brought to the Touch A Life Care Center by Ghanaian government officials. She was found selling water on the roads of Kumasi, and Ghanaian officials determined that she was vulnerable to further exploitation. Mary is now safe at our Care Center. 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