Highlighting the need for foster parents during Foster Care Month
May is Foster Care Month By Sarah Winkelmann | May 10, 2021 at 7:34 AM EDT - Updated May 10 at 10:09 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - May is a month we associate with celebrating our moms but it is also a month to recognize a special kind of mom - those who foster children.
In the state of Georgia, there are 14,000 children in the foster care system. In Chatham and the surrounding counties, there are about 500 children in need of being placed in a safe foster home.
To become a foster parent, you have to be 21 years old with no criminal history and you must be able to financially support a child in your home.