Alexa Reitz, Program Director at UMFS in Richmond, emphasizes the urgent need for foster families to provide safe, loving homes for over 5,000 youth in Virginia's foster care system. Highlighting success stories and simplified processes, Reitz underscores the transformative impact fostering can have on children's lives and futures.
Five General Assembly members and a former speaker of the House are among candidates for the seat Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-10th, who is not running again due to illness.
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There’s a foster care crisis nationwide and advocates say it’s hitting Virginia particularly hard. The number of people willing to be foster parents is down significantly.