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DHR hosts recruitment event for foster care
ATLANTA — Thousands of children throughout Georgia are in need of a foster or adoptive family. Many have found homes through the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS). Yet, too many children continue to wait for a place to call home. This may during National Foster Care Month DFCS will celebrate the families providing care and raise awareness about the children still waiting for foster or adoptive families.
On Thursday, May 21, the DFCS state adoption unit will host a community event to recruit adoptive and foster parents. The “Children Grow Best in Families” event is scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church at 607 Aimwell Road in Vidalia.
This event is an effort to enlist community support and promote the need for foster and adoptive families. The event will include a brief orientation session to give participants information on how to become involved in foster care and adoption programs.
Currently in Georgia, there are many children in foster care who need a foster family or adoptive family. The greatest need for foster parents is for older children, sibling groups and medically fragile children. The majority of children in need of adoptive families are aged 8 years and older, African American, male and/or a member of a sibling group who wish to be placed together.
The “Children Grow Best in Families” event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required; a light meal will be served. For reservations or more information, please call (877)-234-4728.
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