The Marin Foster Care Association is leading an effort to purchase the 10-unit complex for youths who are aging out of the county’s foster care system.
Just in time for Foster Care Awareness Month, the Marin Foster Care Association, and Children & Family Services is launching Lunch and Learns, new monthly one-hour, in-person gatherings that will include lunch with foster parents who will share about their experiences and answer questions. The gatherings set up to serve as a casual way to learn more about the foster care system in Marin and how others can help support youth in the community. | Many are placed outside of the county due to a lack of resource families Courtesy of Marin County Parenting always has its ups and downs, but it has been particularly challenging over the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would like to recognize and
MARIN, Calif. (KGO) The latest data form Marin County Children and Family Services shows that 42% of Marin County foster children are leaving the county.
According to the director of the county s Children and Family Services department, COVID-19 is making it harder to find homes for the children. Families have been very afraid to take an unknown child into their home for care because they don t know the amount of COVID exposure that child has had. And we haven t been able to assure them that children are COVID free due to the challenges with testing, said Bree Marchman, Marin County Division Director at Children and Family Services.