The overwhelmed young couple—both 19—plan to spend two months saving money from their retail jobs, moving into an apartment and buying a car. Then they will return for their children.
In the meantime Baylee, 2, and Julian, 2 months, will live with different families in Des Plaines who volunteer with Safe Families for Children, a rapidly growing non-profit. The network places children with host families while their parents try to mend their broken lives.
"We both cried," said Samer Assaf, 19, who lives with his in-laws in Westchester. "It was like we lost everything ... but we know it's not forever. In a good way, it motivated us to get out and get a job and concentrate."
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