A 78-Year-Old Woman Honoured For Fostering 81 Children Throughout Her Life
st infant as a foster parent. And we are totally here for it!
The milestone came after Owens took in her first baby 34 years ago.
“This is what God’s handed me a gift to do,” said Owens, who is a retired grocery department manager.
According to the American Administration for Children and Families, as of September 2019, there were over 30,000 babies under the age of 1 in foster care. The average age of people in foster care is about 8 years old, while the infant Owens most recently took in is just 7 weeks old.
Delaware News Journal
EDITOR S NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the name of William Gay s wife, Diane.
Across Delaware, citizens are doing good for the state and for each other.
As part of the Delaware Salute to Service with Multiplying Good, five Delawareans have been chosen for their outstanding service benefiting local communities. Delaware Online/The News Journal is a co-sponsor of the event.
All five finalists have been a “driving force” behind meaningful local change, according to Multiplying Good’s Delaware Executive Director Michele Fidance.
“These folks are the backbone of public service,” Fidance said, detailing how each had brought their community together despite the pandemic to fulfill a lifelong call to help others.
Katie Swenson and Jennifer Sage Named Winners of the 2021 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture architectmagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from architectmagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A plan to convert the Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River into a 100-acre national park where bison would roam between Illinois and Iowa near the Quad Cities is gaining momentum. Dubbed the Bison Bridge, the project is driven by the fact that the current I-80 bridge has been deemed obsolete and in likely need of replacement.