Drive-thru held for annual foster holiday event
Allie Cockrell, handing holiday gifts to foster families as they drove through the University City Church of Christ parking lot Sunday, said she understood just how important the act meant for foster children.
Cockrell, a 19-year-old Santa Fe College student, grew up in foster care before her forever family adopted her.
“We had something like this when I was growing up,” she said. “Some of the families can’t afford a ton of presents every year, especially right now with the pandemic, and being out here shows that older kids in the community care.”