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Live Like Megan Foundation Providing Hope,Education and Opportunity to children with life-altering circumstances

10/04/2026

How does the Live Like Megan Foundation help fight substance abuse?

We fight it by supporting the children and families who are often living with its consequences.

🌼 We provide a safe, welcoming place for children entering foster care—many of whom enter care because substance use has affected their families.

🌼 We support kinship caregivers—grandparents, aunts, uncles and relatives who may suddenly find themselves raising children because a parent is struggling with addiction.

🌼 We provide beds, clothing, car seats, cribs and other necessities so families can focus on providing stability instead of worrying about how they will afford the basics.

🌼 We support foster families caring for children who may have experienced trauma, instability or neglect related to substance use.

🌼 We provide a safe place for family visitation, helping parents and children maintain and rebuild relationships while families work toward reunification.

🌼 And we’re working to expand support for parents who are doing the hard work required to overcome the circumstances that brought their children into care and safely reunify their families.

Fighting substance abuse isn’t only about addressing addiction. It’s also about strengthening families, protecting children, breaking cycles of trauma and giving people the support they need to build a different future.

At Live Like Megan Foundation, that’s where we come in. 🌼

Providing hope, education, and opportunity for children with life-altering circumstances.

Collier and Kenzie got the first and second bear of the week today! I’d say that’s a successful start to the Live Like M...
10/03/2026

Collier and Kenzie got the first and second bear of the week today! I’d say that’s a successful start to the Live Like Megan Bear Hunt!

10/03/2026

Today kicks off one of our favorite weeks of the year: our annual bear hunt! Check out the video of some of our past hunt participants and their trophies, and stay tuned to learn more about our families this year!

We’re having our first annual car show on November 14. Which is very special because it’s Megan’s birthday. Please share...
10/01/2026

We’re having our first annual car show on November 14. Which is very special because it’s Megan’s birthday.

Please share and get the word out!

10/01/2026

October is Substance Use Prevention Month.

At the Live Like Megan Foundation, we see an often-overlooked side of substance use—the impact it can have on children and families.

When substance use leads to a crisis, children may enter foster care with little warning. Grandparents, relatives, and other kinship caregivers may suddenly find themselves raising children again, often with very little time to prepare. Families working toward reunification face their own difficult road of recovery, healing, and rebuilding.

That’s why our work goes beyond meeting a child’s immediate needs.

Through Meg’s Place, we provide a safe, comfortable place for children during the difficult first hours and days of entering foster care. Through our Kinship Care Program, we help relatives with beds, cribs, car seats, clothing, and other necessities when children unexpectedly come into their care. And as we continue to grow, we want to do even more to support families working toward safe, lasting reunification.

Substance use affects an entire family—but support, prevention, recovery, and strong communities can change the story.

This month, we recognize the professionals working in prevention and recovery, the caregivers who step up when children need them, the families doing the hard work to heal, and most of all, the children who deserve safety, stability, and hope. đź’›

Live Like Megan Foundation
Providing hope, education, and opportunity for children with life-altering circumstances.

Join us for today Meg’s Place – Yancey County’s Grand Opening Celebration📍 717 E. Main Street, Burnsville, NC📅 September...
09/30/2026

Join us for today Meg’s Place – Yancey County’s Grand Opening Celebration
📍 717 E. Main Street, Burnsville, NC
đź“… September 30, 2026
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM

Come tour the space, learn more about what Meg’s Place will provide, and celebrate with us as we open the doors to serve Yancey County’s children and families.

No child should have to sleep in a DSS office. In Yancey County, we’re working together to make sure they don’t ever have to again.

As we prepare to open Meg’s Place in Yancey County, we want to give a special thank you to the Yancey Fund for helping u...
09/27/2026

As we prepare to open Meg’s Place in Yancey County, we want to give a special thank you to the Yancey Fund for helping us turn a space into a place that feels like home. ❤️

When a child is entering foster care, the environment matters. Meg’s Place is located within an office building, so we have been very intentional about adding warmth, comfort, and home-like touches to make the space feel less institutional and more like a place where a child can feel safe.

The furnishings have also allowed us to make the most of every square foot. Murphy beds provide comfortable places for children to sleep while folding away during the day to create play space for younger children. Comfortable furniture gives families a place to visit and spend time together, and thoughtfully selected equipment allows social workers to continue working while safely supervising children and family visits.

Every piece was chosen with a purpose: to create a space that works for the professionals serving these families while still putting the comfort and dignity of children first.

We are so grateful to the Yancey Fund for believing in this project and helping us create a space that Yancey County’s children and families deserve.

Funding for the furnishing of the home was provided in part by the Yancey Fund, an affiliate fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. The Yancey Fund is an endowment created to support the charitable needs of our community.

Thank you, Yancey Fund, for investing in the children and families of Yancey County. đź’›

Looking for someone to make some cupcakes for our foster family Christmas party December 5th please reach out if this is...
09/26/2026

Looking for someone to make some cupcakes for our foster family Christmas party December 5th please reach out if this is something you may be interested or know someone who might be interested in doing!

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556 Huskins Branch Road
Marion, NC
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