Thomas Lott
In a normal year, CTS Health in Gaston County would receive maybe three or four calls a day inquiring about placing a child in foster care. During COVID-19, those numbers have doubled.
CTS Health serves communities all over the Charlotte area, as far west as Cleveland County and even further east than Rowan County. The organization has been involved with foster care throughout the region for years but has never had as much of a stress on it as it has over the last 10 months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit North Carolina full-force in March.
The situation has been impactful enough that they are reaching out to surrounding communities and asking people to sign up to help.