Kite Festival

Today the Second Annual Kite Festival was held in Rosenberg, Texas.  We drove through torrential rains on the way to Seabourne Park and wondered if we were wasting our time.  The water did stop pouring down around 12:30, and although the skies continued to look ominous, the show did go on!

The Kite Festival is held to create awareness for the public of the child abuse and neglect that takes place in Fort Bend County.  Annually there are over 450 reported cases i Ft Bend of abuse or neglect that require children to be removed from their current living situation and be relocated.  This is an unpleasant problem that most of us think is just to horrific to be true; and it is difficult to think about this happening to children in our neighborhoods, because of what it implies regarding our neighbors.

Awareness is the first step in solving the horrors of child abuse and neglect.  The community needs to know about the problem, the resources that are available to help abused and neglected children and those that abuse and neglect them, and how to become involved.  The Kite Festival is one small part of this process.

The professionals and volunteers that have devoted their lives to helping these children are true heroes.

JRT