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Foster care group expands to Craighead County
Foster care group expands to Craighead County By Hannah Campbell | May 5, 2021 at 9:50 PM CDT - Updated May 5 at 11:28 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Greene County Foster Parents Association is expanding its services to Craighead County. Right now, theyâre looking for a facility for a clothing closet and a visitor center.
Theyâre also adding foster parent education hours in Jonesboro and a âManna Meals Freezerâ stocked with frozen meals.
Public relations chairman Wade Shapp says the expansion will allow them to reach more parents more easily.
âI think every little bit helps as far as providing clothes for a child or providing those meals. It might not be much to you, but for a foster parent, that is huge just to get any bit of assistance that you can get,â said Shapp.
Greene County Foster Parents Association expands into Clay County
Greene County Foster Parents Association expands into Clay County By Bradley Brewer | April 27, 2021 at 7:52 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 7:52 PM
CLAY COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Foster families in Clay County are about to have another helping hand, as the Greene County Foster Parents Association is expanding its outreach.
Clay County has only five foster families in the area, but GCFPA public relations board member Wade Shapp hopes that with additional support, the county could see an increase in foster families.
“I think it’s fair to say that the GCFPA has a proof of concept and what we do right now is pretty successful,” Shapp said. “I think our goal is to take that same concept, the same pillars, the same events, the same support structure and move that to Clay County.”