Rachel's mother died when she was six years old, leaving her nearly alone in the world. Her father, a working man, had not been a major part of her life until then either, but after her mother's death he became even less inclined to care for his newly-orphaned child. A year after his wife's passing, Rachel's father remarried, and decided he could no longer care for his child. He put her up for adoption.
Instead, the social services referred the child to Bayit Lepleitot, where she finally received the motherly warmth and love she had been craving ever since her mother's death. Rachel had arrived at Bayit Lepleitot an emotionally wounded child, but with the guidance and love of the professional staff, she is slowly healing, and now she is a thriving, happy girl with many friends.
Rachel's sponsor: Dr. Steven H., New Jersey.