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66 Yr. Single relative caregiver with one household income has become the caregiver of her 15-year-old nephew, this has had a significant positive impact on the minor. This is because it provides a sense of stability and continuity, preserves family bonds, and can reduce trauma associated with foster care. This caregiver and nephew need your support with their electricity bill. Prior to this relative caregiver caring for nephew, she had two full-time jobs to make ends meet, now that she is taking the responsibility to care for him, she had to scale back to only one job to ensure she has time to care for her nephew and keep this teenager safe, busy with extra curriculum activities. The caregiver’s sustainability plan is to carefully manage her income and expenses and build a savings fund to cover unexpected costs that may arise.