Chapter 1: Abandoned but Not Alone- Thomas Oliphant

In the shorty story, Abandoned but Not Alone by Thomas Oliphant talks about a special program called “The Point Foundation.” The purpose of this organization is to help children who have been abandoned by their parents because of reasons such as being gay, etc. Oliphant gives various examples in the text about the type of kids who has been accepted into the foundation and how their lives have been changed. The Point not “provides financial assistance” (Anderson 20), but it also “provide and adult to be there on the first day of college, so that one of the most joyous rites of passage doesn’t take place in solitude” (Anderson 20).  That is probably one of the best things being in programs such as that because having someone to mentor you is something those children needs especially since their parents no longer want to be apart of their lives. Having a various mentors in my lives has been beneficial. There have been many situations that have occurred to me and some I could not tell my parents, which is where those mentors come in to help. They help by giving me various suggestions to fix the problem. I actually do now know what I would do without the mentors have had throughout my life because they have been that extra support system that I need.