National Foster Care Month: Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families

National Foster Care Month: Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families

May 9, 2017

By: Penny Putnam-Collins, Child Welfare Program Manager, Child Welfare Information Gateway and Cynthia Peterson, Child Welfare Program Manager, Child Welfare Information Gateway

May is National Foster Care Month, which reminds us of the many children, youth, and families in our communities who lack a safe and stable home. Nearly 428,000 children and youth in the United States reside in foster care and are looking to be reunited with their families, or find another option like kinship care, guardianship or adoption.
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