Talk:Alice's Kids

{{Refideas | 1= Vargas, Theresa. “A 5-year-old wanted a birthday party. A 6-year-old needed school uniforms. Both were among the wishes this Virginia group granted.” The Washington Post, March 9, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-5-year-old-wanted-a-birthday-party-a-17-year-old-needed-funeral-clothes-both-were-among-the-wishes-this-virginia-group-granted/2019/03/08/11f8a5ba-41fa-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html | 2= Vargas, Theresa. “‘I’ve been in tears for days’: A Virginia organization that helps poor children will now — because of you — reach even more.” The Washington Post, March 20, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ive-been-in-tears-for-days-a-virginia-organization-that-helps-poor-children-will-now--because-of-you--reach-even-more/2019/03/20/17dee38c-4b22-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html | 3= Vargas, Theresa. “A teen with autism got new shoes, D.C. kids saw wishes granted and a man gave his mom in death what he couldn’t in life — because of you.” The Washington Post, December 28, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-teen-with-autism-got-new-shoes-dc-kids-saw-wishes-granted-and-a-man-gave-his-mom-in-death-what-he-couldnt-in-life--because-of-you/2019/12/28/4ac96ee6-291d-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html | 4= Vargas, Theresa. “Stark, devastating pleas show child poverty and covid colliding to create ‘an unimaginable time’ for country’s youngest.” The Washington Post, December 23, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/stark-devastating-pleas-show-child-poverty-and-covid-colliding-to-create-an-unimaginable-time-for-countrys-youngest/2020/12/22/031f88f0-4474-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html | 5= Vargas, Theresa. “Why it’s time to rethink making all high schoolers pay graduation fees.” The Washington Post, June 7, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/students-senior-fees-graduation/ | 6= Vargas, Theresa. “A final column from someone who has seen the power of local journalism.” The Washington Post, May 25, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/25/theresa-vargas-final-column/ | 7= Gwen Jones, Department of Family Services, “Ron Fitzsimmons’ Own Childhood Poverty Inspired the Creation of Alice’s Kids.” Fairfax County, September 2023. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/node/1930

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Packrat3860 (talk) 22:46, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

{{Refideas

| 1= Vargas, Theresa. “A 5-year-old wanted a birthday party. A 6-year-old needed school uniforms. Both were among the wishes this Virginia group granted.” The Washington Post, March 9, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-5-year-old-wanted-a-birthday-party-a-17-year-old-needed-funeral-clothes-both-were-among-the-wishes-this-virginia-group-granted/2019/03/08/11f8a5ba-41fa-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html

| 2= Vargas, Theresa. “‘I’ve been in tears for days’: A Virginia organization that helps poor children will now — because of you — reach even more.” The Washington Post, March 20, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ive-been-in-tears-for-days-a-virginia-organization-that-helps-poor-children-will-now--because-of-you--reach-even-more/2019/03/20/17dee38c-4b22-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html

| 3= Vargas, Theresa. “A teen with autism got new shoes, D.C. kids saw wishes granted and a man gave his mom in death what he couldn’t in life — because of you.” The Washington Post, December 28, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-teen-with-autism-got-new-shoes-dc-kids-saw-wishes-granted-and-a-man-gave-his-mom-in-death-what-he-couldnt-in-life--because-of-you/2019/12/28/4ac96ee6-291d-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

| 4= Vargas, Theresa. “Stark, devastating pleas show child poverty and covid colliding to create ‘an unimaginable time’ for country’s youngest.” The Washington Post, December 23, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/stark-devastating-pleas-show-child-poverty-and-covid-colliding-to-create-an-unimaginable-time-for-countrys-youngest/2020/12/22/031f88f0-4474-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html

| 5= Vargas, Theresa. “Why it’s time to rethink making all high schoolers pay graduation fees.” The Washington Post, June 7, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/students-senior-fees-graduation/

| 6= Vargas, Theresa. “A final column from someone who has seen the power of local journalism.” The Washington Post, May 25, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/25/theresa-vargas-final-column/

| 7= Gwen Jones, Department of Family Services, “Ron Fitzsimmons’ Own Childhood Poverty Inspired the Creation of Alice’s Kids.” Fairfax County, September 2023. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/node/1930

}} OscarMeyer23 (talk) 21:45, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

References To Expand on Alice's Kids History and Process

{{Refideas

| 1= Vargas, Theresa. “A 5-year-old wanted a birthday party. A 6-year-old needed school uniforms. Both were among the wishes this Virginia group granted.” The Washington Post, March 9, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-5-year-old-wanted-a-birthday-party-a-17-year-old-needed-funeral-clothes-both-were-among-the-wishes-this-virginia-group-granted/2019/03/08/11f8a5ba-41fa-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html

| 2= Vargas, Theresa. “‘I’ve been in tears for days’: A Virginia organization that helps poor children will now — because of you — reach even more.” The Washington Post, March 20, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ive-been-in-tears-for-days-a-virginia-organization-that-helps-poor-children-will-now--because-of-you--reach-even-more/2019/03/20/17dee38c-4b22-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html

| 3= Vargas, Theresa. “A teen with autism got new shoes, D.C. kids saw wishes granted and a man gave his mom in death what he couldn’t in life — because of you.” The Washington Post, December 28, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-teen-with-autism-got-new-shoes-dc-kids-saw-wishes-granted-and-a-man-gave-his-mom-in-death-what-he-couldnt-in-life--because-of-you/2019/12/28/4ac96ee6-291d-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

| 4= Vargas, Theresa. “Stark, devastating pleas show child poverty and covid colliding to create ‘an unimaginable time’ for country’s youngest.” The Washington Post, December 23, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/stark-devastating-pleas-show-child-poverty-and-covid-colliding-to-create-an-unimaginable-time-for-countrys-youngest/2020/12/22/031f88f0-4474-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html

| 5= Vargas, Theresa. “Why it’s time to rethink making all high schoolers pay graduation fees.” The Washington Post, June 7, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/students-senior-fees-graduation/

| 6= Vargas, Theresa. “A final column from someone who has seen the power of local journalism.” The Washington Post, May 25, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/25/theresa-vargas-final-column/

| 7= Gwen Jones, Department of Family Services, “Ron Fitzsimmons’ Own Childhood Poverty Inspired the Creation of Alice’s Kids.” Fairfax County, September 2023. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/node/1930

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OscarMeyer23 (talk) 21:09, 10 September 2026 (UTC)