May 31 is a number of things – Memorial Day, of course. The Feast of the Visitation, when we remember when a pregnant Mary visited a pregnant Elizabeth, miracles, both. And May 31 is also the last day of National Foster Care month. I’ve not been .
By David Savino
May 11, 2021
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month! It s a great time to shed a little light and pour a lot of love onto kids in foster care, and the amazing people who support them, like foster parents, advocates, mentors and volunteers. Jennifer Perry of Children s Action Network and FosterMore joins me today to talk about the work her organizations do, and we also talk about what YOU and I can do to make these children s lives and futures a little brighter. So glad you ll be joining us!
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.
Hope and Home providing hope for local kids in foster care
KOAA News5
and last updated 2021-05-14 20:45:10-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â May is National Foster Care Awareness month, and it s a time to recognize people and organizations who help foster kids in our community. News5 spoke to a local organization as well as a foster mother about what the importance of this month. Sometimes, people in our community forget that there really is a need for kids in foster care to have great families to live with, said Jacquelyn Thurman-Wright, the clinical director of Hope and Home.
The organization, which helps place kids in foster care or get adopted, was founded in 2008. Since then, staff have impacted the lives of more than 3,000 kids.