Foster families needed in Gaston, Cleveland
Carolina Therapeutic Services is raising the alarm on what the organization is calling a "desperate" need for foster parents as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Carolina Therapeutic Services provides a host of services across the region, including in Gaston and Cleveland counties, that includes the training of potential foster parents and linking kids in need with stable homes. Julie Hill, a licensing supervisor in the company's Gastonia office, said weekly child referrals to the agency have more than doubled from pre-pandemic levels. At the start of 2020, the company was receiving 10 to ...