The pandemic has made Alaska foster care more important than ever Author: Les Gara
Print article May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. During a pandemic that’s ravaged families and the economy, you might guess the foster care system and the youths it serves have been harmed as well. There couldn’t be a better time to raise awareness of how we can help and to remember that foster youths, like all of us, deserve a fair chance to succeed in life. We’ve all experienced difficulty, a loss of normalcy and isolation from family and friends during the pandemic. Many foster youths, already separated from parents and siblings, have battled more loneliness and trauma.
Every Child Central Oregon begins ‘Kick-Off Summer’ shoe drive for youth in foster care
REDMOND, Ore., (KTVZ) Last year, about 400 youth in Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes counties, as well as The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, spent at least one night in foster care. Expecting numbers to exceed that 2021 figure, Every Child Central Oregon is asking people regionwide to donate new shoes, which will go directly to kids impacted by foster care.
“An essential need for all children, new, quality shoes immediately give youth in foster care some hope they feel cared for and supported,” says Melissa Williams, director of ECCO, a regional nonprofit that mobilizes community to help address Central Oregon’s foster care challenges.
SOUTH BEND â Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) presents a sidewalk chalk art contest as part of National Foster Care Awareness Month during this monthâs First Fridays event in downtown South Bend.
First Fridays takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. and also includes South Bend Civic Theatreâs Fringe Festival, a Studebaker car show, a Friends of the Library Book Sale, Guided Walking Architectural Tours of South Bend and other events.
During the day, local artists will create chalk art, and during the evening, community members may contribute their creations. The first 250 people who stop by the SAFY table will receive blue ribbon stickers.
May is Foster Care Awareness Month; Local foster mom shares her story
May is National Foster Care Month. News 5 s Renae Skinner spoke with a local woman on why she decided to become a foster mom. Lynette Johnson of Colorado Springs has fostered two children so far.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â May is Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize that we can each play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care. A local mom is sharing her story on why she decided to become one.
Lynette Johnson is a Colorado Springs foster mom who has looked after two kids so far. Johnson is a pediatric nurse and says for most of her career she s interacted with kids who have special needs. Now she says two teens with special needs call her mom, and she loves it!
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