Foster Care Awareness Month

Foster care as a support to families not a substitute for parents may is national foster care month its a time to recognize that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care.

Foster care awareness month. Today the childrens bureau together with its partners supports national foster care month through a website developed with child welfare information gateway its information service. National foster care month is observed each may and provides an opportunity for people all across the nation to focus attention on the year round needs of american children and youth in foster care. May is foster care awareness month and perhaps for you the thing you need to be most aware of is the capacity of god to use you in ways you never thought possible if you would simply be willing to say yes. Honoring and recognizing national foster care month is an important part of keeping the needs of children and youth in foster care in the minds of the public.

Each may we take time to acknowledge foster parents family members volunteers mentors policymakers child welfare professionals and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care find permanent homes and connections. Child welfare professionals parents youth caregivers and community members should lead this work by getting involved and becoming partners in the community so that the foster care system can act as a support to families and help promote positive outcomes.