Local organizations light up blue to support foster care awareness month
Some organizations, like the Alexandria Police Department, have been lighting up their offices blue this month to support National Foster Care Awareness Month across the Tri-State.
and last updated 2021-05-25 07:29:17-04
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. â Some organizations, like the Alexandria Police Department, have been lighting up their offices blue this month to support National Foster Care Awareness Month across the Tri-State.
Lisa Daniel, a SAFY foster care recruiter, said the goal of National Foster Care Awareness Month is to educate the community on the backgrounds of kids in foster care. In Kentucky, about 48% of kids in foster care are older than 11 years old and close to 70% of kids have at least one sibling in foster care as well.
May is Foster Care Awareness Month and the Lancaster County Department of Social Services is looking for adults to become foster parents. Program coordinator Karen Butler tells the Rappahannock Record there are currently no foster parents in the county and it’s important for foster children to have a nearby family so they don’t get moved out of the area away from people they know. Call 804-462-5141 extension 107 for information on becoming a foster parent.
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KidsPeace North Carolina Foster Care and Community Programs will hold its first ever Art Gallery for Hope in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month on Thursday evening.
KidsPeace is an organization that helps with therapeutic foster care. It offers programs to help parents who want to be foster parents understand the aspects of being a foster parent from start to finish.
“Cumberland County has always has high numbers whenever it comes to children waiting in foster care,” said Dominique Womack, a member of the KidsPeace Board of Associates. “So, the reason why I wanted to throw the gala is so that we can raise more awareness of the fact that we do need children to be placed. We do need children to find their forever home. Right now we have children that need stability.”
Richland county is number two in the state for counties desperate for foster parents. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) Updated: 11:44 PM EDT May 19, 2021
LEXINGTON, S.C. May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and the S.C. Department of Social Services (DSS) is trying to get new foster families, ahead of a virtual recruiting event on Thursday, May 20th.
According to DSS there are 4,056 children in care across the state. The three counties with the highest number of children in needing foster care are Richland County with over 500 kids, followed by Lexington County with 172 kids and Kershaw County with 87 kids needing care.