Foster placements in Nobles County didn t change much during 2020, even with pandemic Written By: Leah Ward | 8:00 pm, May 14, 2021
WORTHINGTON May is National Foster Care Month, and this year there s much to celebrate namely, the volunteer foster families who take in children in need throughout Nobles County.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit early last year and businesses, schools and government offices closed their doors, social workers with Nobles County Community Services braced for impact, explained Family & Children’s Social Service Supervisor Beth Mahoney and Social Worker Danette Bechler.
With COVID cases climbing and unknown exposure rates, they expected foster parents to feel nervous about taking in new children, so they set up a facility with sleeping bags and cribs, in case foster children needed somewhere to go.