According to the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, there was an increase of more than 2,000 kids entering foster care in the last year.
Woman Shares Emergency Foster Parenting Routine in Heart-Warming Videos
On 6/2/21 at 5:19 AM EDT
Brittany Burcham, from Birmingham, Alabama, has taken to TikTok to share the reality of being an emergency foster parent to teenagers.
Through her TikTok account, @fostertheteens, Burcham documents her routines, tips and experiences looking after teens in the foster care system, to an audience of over 500,000 followers.
Burcham has been emergency fostering since October 2019, and is regularly a port of call for children in between foster homes sometimes for just one night, but often longer. According to her videos, Burcham tends to foster teen girls due to a huge need for it in her area, along with an experience with a previous Court Appointed Special Advocate child who opened her eyes to how incredible working with teenagers can be. Court Appointed Special Advocates are trained volunteers who help vulnerable children through court cases.
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California CASA the private, nonprofit organization overseeing 44 local Court Appointed Special Advocate programs throughout the state of California, along with Child Advocates of Nevada County, our local CASA program is honored that state Sen. Josh Newman, District 29, put forth the bill SCR 49, declaring May 28 as CASA Appreciation Day in California.
This is an opportunity for California to honor and thank the dedicated CASA volunteers who ensure children and youth in the foster care system have their voices heard every day. CASA Appreciation Day also gives the residents of California a chance to better understand the critical role a CASA volunteer plays in the lives of young people and inspire others to contribute their time and resources to support children in foster care. Throughout California, there are nearly 9,000 volunteer CASAs providing court advocacy and dedicated support to 14,000 foster children and youth. In Nevada County, over 50 communit
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Steve Connell of Crystal Lake s RCLPC Theatre to guest on Huntley Radio s It s Showtime with Rikki Lee
Updated 5/25/2021 6:40 PM
On Friday, May 28, Steve Connell, acclaimed actor and the founder of Crystal Lake s Right Center Left Production Company (RCLPC) Theatre, will be the guest on radio s It s Showtime with Rikki Lee. The program airs at 3 p.m. on Friday on 101.5 FM and streaming at www.HuntleyRadio.com.
Connell is a veteran actor, beloved by suburban Chicago audiences. Among his many credits, he has played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and at other theatres throughout the greater Chicagoland area.