1A LETTER TO DCF Date (Sender’s Address) (Recipient’s Address) Respected Sir/Madam, I, the undersigned, am one of the neighbors of Annie Mae McClary. This letter is in regards to seeking proper intervention from your revered office. The entire community is well aware of the mistreatment that the child Annie Mae McClary faces at the hands of her stepmother. The economic status of the concerned family is also poor. The kid does not have her own mother. Her mother has passed away and the child has started facing problems since her father has remarried. The present wife, Missy, is known to have been torturing the kid. Thus, I would like to request the intervention on your part so that the kid is granted a proper life. The present step-mother of the two kids, Susie and Annie, is known in the community to be an alcoholic and is majorly known to have been torturous towards the kids. As reported by Annie herself, “She hit the floor with a force to stagger across the room to drink moonshine as I lay there, holding my breath, my heart beating so hard I could hear it, waiting, listening, thinking of what I could do when Missy called, remembering the decapitation attempt by Mrs. Lilla”. The behavior of Missy towards the children as well as within the house. This has led to the conditions wherein the children have to hide in their own house for the complete day. The behavior of Missy is known to be stricter towards Annie rather than her younger sister Susie. The little girl, Annie, is known to have further commented “our stepmother would whip us with oak switches for no apparent reason at all”. This reveals the kind of terror that the kids have to undergo during the time that they have to spend without their father at home. The abuse that is meted out by Missy is psychological too. The young Annie has reported that she is made to take part in the house hold activities like scrubbing floors as well as taking care of her younger sibling, Susie. The child, numerous times has reported to have been called names by her step mother. The activities of the step-mother are observed to have instilled the violence within the child as well. I have witnessed the situation many a times. During one such case, I had been at the house on hearing the sound of a gunshot. I had arrived at the point when I found that Annie was pointing a gun at Missy and furiously stating “She called my mother a savage, and I’m going to kill her…She deserves to be shot.”. The situation was brought under control with the help of another neighbor who was luckily present in the scenario. The situation within the household is deteriorating day by day. The kid, Annie, is forced to work for the complete day as is continuously abused by Missy. Thus, I would like to request an intervention from your part in order to help the child move out of the scenario or relocate Missy from the house. It is an earnest request on my part for an intervention to help the child have a better future. Yours truly, (Name of the Student)