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Brandon Marshall Story In City & Shore

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The Dan Marino Foundation provides support to young adults aging out of foster care to help them become self-sufficient. The program helped 19-year old Sara find housing, food assistance, and prepare for her upcoming baby. Life coaches in the program help participants locate resources, learn important life skills, and provide a support system to prevent homelessness or hunger. Many participants have gone on to higher education and successful careers thanks to the support of the Dan Marino Foundation.

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in the city Fostering self sufficiency Hot wheels Dan Marino Foundation Dolphins Brandon Marshall program helps young adults transports his passion for succeed after foster care cars to South Florida Sara was 19 and pregnant. She had to Football and hot cars. They have been a part of Brandon drop out of school to work full-time. Raised Marshalls life for as long as he can remember. His in foster care, she did not have a family father, Fred Marshall, who had been an all-city high support system, and she was floundering. school quarterback in Pittsburgh, shared his love of the She found a lifeline in The Dan Marino game with his young son, who would grow up to be a Foundations Foster Care Division, which helps young people aging out of standout wide receiver, now in his 鍖rst season with the the foster system move on toward self-sufficiency. Miami Dolphins. Nicknamed Funded through Childrens Services Council of Broward County, The Beast, the two-time Pro Workforce One, Jim Moran Foundation and Community Foundation of Bowler has racked up more Broward, the program helped Sara in myriad ways, including finding an than 100 catches in the past affordable apartment, getting food stamps and preparing for her baby. three seasons, and he set an They know that Im trying and that Im a hard worker, says NFL record for receptions in Sara, who has stopped by program director Stephanie McKinleys Fort a game, with 21. Lauderdale office. It keeps my spirits up to know there is someone who In addition to football, Brandon Marshall the elder Marshall also will help me so I wont end up on the street or starving. Saras situation is not uncommon, McKinley says.As they leave foster shared his love of cars with his son, and that passion care, many young people have trouble transitioning to life on their own. stuck, as well. My father Through this program life coaches help them locate had a Benz, a Jag and a Toyota resources and acquire skills for success, including truck, and I loved the Jag the most. When I got an off- such tasks as budgeting, comparative shopping, season bonus a couple years ago, I got an XK, says cooking, setting up a bank account and getting Marshall, who was drafted out of the University of Central financial aid for school. Florida by the Denver Broncos in 2006. Transportation is another major issue for program These days Marshall is back in Florida and back participants, she says. Some work overnight shifts, in a Jag. He drives a 2011 Jaguar XJ, thanks to his when buses arent running. Then there are those association as a brand ambassador for Warren Henry unexpected expenses, when your car water pump fails, Sara, age 19 Automobiles, Inc. With a sleek, aerodynamic design theres no money for the repair and your baby is due marked by elongated teardrop side windows, the car in a few days. As Sara is leaving McKinleys office, she gets noticed, he says. When I pull up to a light, I get says to the teen, Get that repair estimate for me. compliments, whether its a teen-age boy or a 60-year- Like many participants, Sara tried to make it on her own but realized old man. His other car, by the way, is a Lamborghini she needed help, McKinley says. Our program gives them the space to try from Warren Henry, for special occasions. and fail. If they stumble, we provide Marshall is also drawn to classic cars, a passion the support to help them pick up the that started when he acquired a beat-up 1970 Chevy undation Camp us Impala in his junior year at Lake Howell High School Th e Dan Marino Fo ward pieces. Then they are ready to accept en in Central Bro One, slated to op e education and help and open to learning. in Winter Park. He spent the next 10 years working on will provid County in 2011, 15-25 who McKinley has seen great success the car, which he calls Beauty. It was a project for my vocational training for youth abilities father and me. When we got a little busier, it was in and have autism or developmental dis stories. Many of the participants go It will out of foster care. out of the shop. I would save up a couple dollars and or who are aging s to trade schools or two-year college 鍖tne ss, recreation, art put it into cars. offer job training, nt programs. programs, and some have gotten geme and social encoura masters degrees, she says. Others He tinkers with it to this day, and recently had it repainted, from tangerine orange to silver. He also has become entrepreneurs, such as refurbished a 1971 Cutlass, which he calls The Beast, one young man who started a mobile barber and he has a couple other cars in the works. When business and branched out into mobile car detailing. It reminds why we they are ready, well bring them out, he says, while at keep doing what were doing, she says. the Dolphins facility in Davie watching game 鍖lms. Then theres Sara, who gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Oct. 2. Although he has Florida roots, it has been an adjustment Someday, she says, she would like to help kids like herself with tough leaving the high, dry climate of Denver to train and play in life transitions. the subtropics. Im getting used to it again, and I use it to my advantage when opposing teams come to play here. The Dan Marino Foundation Foster Care Division, www.danmarinofoundation.org; contact Stephanie McKinley, Stephanie@ Warren Henry Automobiles Inc. has six dealerships danmarinofoundation.org, 561-441-0900. Ways to help: Donate cars, gently used in Miami and West Palm Beach, specializing in furniture and home goods, store gift cards, a storage unit (to store furniture) Jaguar, Lamborghini, In鍖niti, Land Rover and Volvo; www.warrenhenryauto.com. To see a video featuring Sara, visit cityandshore.com/in_the_city.html. Elizabeth Rahe Elizabeth Rahe 36 cityandshore.com

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  • 1. in the city Fostering self sufficiency Hot wheels Dan Marino Foundation Dolphins Brandon Marshall program helps young adults transports his passion for succeed after foster care cars to South Florida Sara was 19 and pregnant. She had to Football and hot cars. They have been a part of Brandon drop out of school to work full-time. Raised Marshalls life for as long as he can remember. His in foster care, she did not have a family father, Fred Marshall, who had been an all-city high support system, and she was floundering. school quarterback in Pittsburgh, shared his love of the She found a lifeline in The Dan Marino game with his young son, who would grow up to be a Foundations Foster Care Division, which helps young people aging out of standout wide receiver, now in his 鍖rst season with the the foster system move on toward self-sufficiency. Miami Dolphins. Nicknamed Funded through Childrens Services Council of Broward County, The Beast, the two-time Pro Workforce One, Jim Moran Foundation and Community Foundation of Bowler has racked up more Broward, the program helped Sara in myriad ways, including finding an than 100 catches in the past affordable apartment, getting food stamps and preparing for her baby. three seasons, and he set an They know that Im trying and that Im a hard worker, says NFL record for receptions in Sara, who has stopped by program director Stephanie McKinleys Fort a game, with 21. Lauderdale office. It keeps my spirits up to know there is someone who In addition to football, Brandon Marshall the elder Marshall also will help me so I wont end up on the street or starving. Saras situation is not uncommon, McKinley says.As they leave foster shared his love of cars with his son, and that passion care, many young people have trouble transitioning to life on their own. stuck, as well. My father Through this program life coaches help them locate had a Benz, a Jag and a Toyota resources and acquire skills for success, including truck, and I loved the Jag the most. When I got an off- such tasks as budgeting, comparative shopping, season bonus a couple years ago, I got an XK, says cooking, setting up a bank account and getting Marshall, who was drafted out of the University of Central financial aid for school. Florida by the Denver Broncos in 2006. Transportation is another major issue for program These days Marshall is back in Florida and back participants, she says. Some work overnight shifts, in a Jag. He drives a 2011 Jaguar XJ, thanks to his when buses arent running. Then there are those association as a brand ambassador for Warren Henry unexpected expenses, when your car water pump fails, Sara, age 19 Automobiles, Inc. With a sleek, aerodynamic design theres no money for the repair and your baby is due marked by elongated teardrop side windows, the car in a few days. As Sara is leaving McKinleys office, she gets noticed, he says. When I pull up to a light, I get says to the teen, Get that repair estimate for me. compliments, whether its a teen-age boy or a 60-year- Like many participants, Sara tried to make it on her own but realized old man. His other car, by the way, is a Lamborghini she needed help, McKinley says. Our program gives them the space to try from Warren Henry, for special occasions. and fail. If they stumble, we provide Marshall is also drawn to classic cars, a passion the support to help them pick up the that started when he acquired a beat-up 1970 Chevy undation Camp us Impala in his junior year at Lake Howell High School Th e Dan Marino Fo ward pieces. Then they are ready to accept en in Central Bro One, slated to op e education and help and open to learning. in Winter Park. He spent the next 10 years working on will provid County in 2011, 15-25 who McKinley has seen great success the car, which he calls Beauty. It was a project for my vocational training for youth abilities father and me. When we got a little busier, it was in and have autism or developmental dis stories. Many of the participants go It will out of foster care. out of the shop. I would save up a couple dollars and or who are aging s to trade schools or two-year college 鍖tne ss, recreation, art put it into cars. offer job training, nt programs. programs, and some have gotten geme and social encoura masters degrees, she says. Others He tinkers with it to this day, and recently had it repainted, from tangerine orange to silver. He also has become entrepreneurs, such as refurbished a 1971 Cutlass, which he calls The Beast, one young man who started a mobile barber and he has a couple other cars in the works. When business and branched out into mobile car detailing. It reminds why we they are ready, well bring them out, he says, while at keep doing what were doing, she says. the Dolphins facility in Davie watching game 鍖lms. Then theres Sara, who gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Oct. 2. Although he has Florida roots, it has been an adjustment Someday, she says, she would like to help kids like herself with tough leaving the high, dry climate of Denver to train and play in life transitions. the subtropics. Im getting used to it again, and I use it to my advantage when opposing teams come to play here. The Dan Marino Foundation Foster Care Division, www.danmarinofoundation.org; contact Stephanie McKinley, Stephanie@ Warren Henry Automobiles Inc. has six dealerships danmarinofoundation.org, 561-441-0900. Ways to help: Donate cars, gently used in Miami and West Palm Beach, specializing in furniture and home goods, store gift cards, a storage unit (to store furniture) Jaguar, Lamborghini, In鍖niti, Land Rover and Volvo; www.warrenhenryauto.com. To see a video featuring Sara, visit cityandshore.com/in_the_city.html. Elizabeth Rahe Elizabeth Rahe 36 cityandshore.com