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Rex Finch is a 56 year old independent business owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He owns a Salon and works as a hair colorist. For the past two years he has been a foster parent for the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD). Right now Rex

The state of New Mexico has one of the highest rates of child abuse in the country. Rex got the girls in March of 2016. Sophia, four, and Arianna , two are half sisters and share the same mom. Their mom was deemed unfit to take care of her them due

Rex and the girls live in a two bedroom apartment near the country club area of Albuquerque. Rex works weekdays from 9am to 4pm while the girls go to an independent daycare in the Valley called St. Marks. When he picks them up, sometimes they go exp

Sophia and Arianna watch the Pixar movie Brave after dinner. Sophia has six months left to stay with Rex, before her case goes back to court and the judge decides whether or not her mom can take her back. If her mother still can not care for her, sh

Arianna will eventually go back to her father at the beginning of the year. Her father only found out he was a dad 12 weeks prior to this picture.

The sisters take a bath before bedtime. Rex makes sure that they go to bed clean every night. He’s helping them learn to take care of themselves. Sophia and Arianna are the second bunch of kids he’s had. A year ago Rex had three boys, who were broth

Rex says he started fostering kids after the death of a child made the nightly news. He says the story of Omaree Varela getting kicked once the wrong way really angered him and made him want to become a foster parent.

Rex puts ointment on Arianna’s chapped lips. Every night the girls choose either pajamas or a nightgown before going to bed. Afterwards he tucks them in bed and wishes them goodnight and they respond with “I love you Rex!” Rex hesitates to say it ba