Michigan man kept two abandoned boys together; strangers raised $18,506

Sometimes, a family begins in the most unexpected way. For Sam Restifo, it started in February 2025 when two boys, then 14 and 12, were dropped at his home in Saginaw, Michigan, by a woman he barely knew. What followed was not something he had planned for, but he chose to keep the brothers together and care for them when they had few other options, states an online report by 101.3 KFDI. Scroll down to read the inspiring story of existence.A difficult situationThe boys arrived with little family support and a deep fear of being separated if they ended up in the foster care system. Restifo took responsibility for them, but providing a stable home quickly became a struggle, states the news report. The household was without running water, while a power cutoff forced Restifo to depend on a generator for electricity.