Foster parents needed in Montana
May is National Foster Care Awareness month. There are currently 4,000 foster kids placed in Montana and even more kids waiting for a foster home.
Foster kids like to play tag, kick a soccer ball, and help make dinner. They wait for the tooth fairy, forget to hang up their coat, and hope for the biggest piece of birthday cake. Unfortunately, they also have adult-size worries. They have experienced significant early childhood trauma â abuse, neglect, exposure to drugs and alcohol, and homelessness. Loss is a common theme â loss of family, safety and the freedom to be a child.
May 5th 10:06 pm |
Les Gara
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 youth, 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 youth, already separated from parents and siblings, have battled more loneliness and trauma.
May 5th 10:06 pm |
Les Gara
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 youth, 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 youth, already separated from parents and siblings, have battled more loneliness and trauma.
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.