?Really Crucial for You Kids?: Simone Biles Who Herself Was Sent to Foster Homes, Opens Up to Over 100 Kids Around the World

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has experienced a successful gymnastics career and lives a luxurious life. However, behind her glamorous happy-go luck living, the gymnast endures an unfortunate history. In her childhood, the 27-year-old faced the pain of going to foster care homes due to her?s mother?s drug addiction. Thankfully, Biles was adopted by her grandfather, Ronald Biles, and was raised by him later. The experience made her realize what children lacked in foster care homes. Recently, on May 16, she addressed the issues while talking to an organization.

On May 22, Friends of Children, an organization helping foster kids to lead a better life, shared about their interaction with Simone Biles. The gymnast talked to more than 100 youths on a Zoom call on National Foster Care Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. During that conversation, Simone Biles stressed an important aspect surrounding the better upbringing of foster kids.

Simone Biles adored the organization?s efforts for foster kids

During the Zoom call, Simone Biles interacted with the kids in an attempt to inspire children in the 33 Friends of the Children sites across the globe. The Austin-based organization helps children to study till graduation. It remains committed to every foster kid and prevents them from any sort of systematic or mental obstacle.

Friends of Children?s noble gesture was highly recognized by Simone Biles. She expressed that she would have loved to have a similar organization during her foster care days. Biles emphasized the need for kids to have a protecting body that gives them the freedom to live peacefully. She added, ?just to help me and be there along each step of the way, all the way until I graduated because I think that is really crucial for you kids. I think that is really important work that you guys are doing.”

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The organization established in 2017, first partnered with Simone Biles in 2021. This was her third Zoom call interaction with the kids, in three years in a row. Moreover, earlier this year, she expressed her gratefulness for the organization?s thoughtful work.

Biles pledges to become a support system for foster kids

In March 2023, Simone Biles took to her Instagram post revealing why she works with Friends of Children. The gymnast expressed that a solid foundation helps a child to break from the shackles of complexities in life. Growing up, she could rely on her maternal grandfather, friends, and siblings for support. However, not all children are that lucky.

Hence, she partnered with Friends of Children to contribute her bit to support foster kids. She explained that the organization, paired foster kids with paid professional mentors. It financially and emotionally helped them to grow from high school to graduation.

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