Foster parents needed

Every child deserves a loving, stable home. Unfortunately, sometimes children can’t find that safe environment with their own parents. More than 5,300 Indiana children began this year in foster care. While thousands of dedicated Hoosier foster parents provide a safe, loving home where those children can thrive, there is always a need for more and more diverse sets of foster parents willing to care for children and serve as mentors to abused and neglected kids.

That’s why the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) and the Indiana Foster Care and Adoption Association (IFCAA) are teaming up to recruit more foster parents and focus positive attention on the importance of foster parenting. The more people who are willing to open their homes, whether as foster parents or adoptive parents, the better chance children have to succeed.

May is Foster Care Month, a time to celebrate and honor foster families and raise awareness about the need for additional families to provide comfort and care to children in crisis. For more information about becoming a foster parent, call (800) 468-4228.

Chris Wagner, director,

Jay County Office of

Family and Children —

Indiana Family and Social

Services Administration

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