YOUR PLUSHIE PURCHASE TODAY WILL GO TO THESE
CHILDREN'S ORGANIZATIONS
• Starlight Children's Foundation Hospitals
• Angels Foster Family Network Oklahoma
• Seven Homes Inc.
• Least of These Carolinas
• Congregations for Kids
• Foster Village Charlotte
• Bethany Christian Services
• Child Hope Services
• Fostering Sweet Dreams Foundation
• Omni Visions, Inc.

Just like I did,
our children need to hear these words so urgently.
I figured out the best way I can do that was to have a dog that would affirm them.
And, I found a way to make that happen in my household every day.
I wrote these words on the plushie so that, when my kids are triggered, when my kids are not in a happy place, when I forget to affirm them, they will have a four-legged animal to remind them that they are known, seen, and heard.


There are over 150 million children worldwide who do not have safe, stable home lives.

I WAS ONE OF THEM
I am Peter Mutabazi.
And this is my story.
As a child in Uganda, I grew up with shelter, food and clothing scarcity. But more than that, I grew up with safety scarcity. I feared for my life from a father who threatened me, and frequently called me “garbage” and “useless.” Parents are supposed to protect their children. When my father didn’t, I ran away from home to live on the streets in Kampala.
Four years of doing whatever I needed to survive, a young couple:
… saw me
… heard me
… told me I wasn’t alone
… and showed me that I mattered.
They sent me to school. They put a roof over my head. They clothed me. And fed me three meals a day. And allowed me to be a child. So I could grow up to do the same for others.
I decided to do for other children what this one couple did for me.

I WAS ONE OF THEM
I am Anthony Mutabazi.
And this is my story.
I entered the foster system at the age of 2.
I was one of the lucky ones to get adopted, until my adoptive parents abandoned me at a hospital at age 11.
When I came to Peter’s house as a foster child, it was only going to be for two days.
I never left.
Peter adopted me and we became a forever family.
The CDC attributes long-term negative effects of trauma on learning, behavior, and health.

We heard you.
Our mission is to put a “Now I am Known” plushie into the hands of every foster child.
By ordering a Now I am Known plushie today, you’ll be giving a second one to a child.
Even more than that, you’ll be supporting the children, and children-at-heart, in your life by affirming that they are heard, seen, loved, and known.
Every child needs to hear this message.
Put words of hope into a child’s arms.
Get your Now I am Known plushie today.
We only made 2000 plushies in our first batch.
Get yours before we run out.
