Find Families In Mexico: U.S. Foster Kids Have Too Many Placements

Most of the public is unaware that foster children can spend years in foster care moving from one home to the next with disastrous results. April McWilliams, one such foster teen, remembers her four years in foster care that were spent between three different

homes.

When relatives of a foster child are located, these family members can provide the emotional support these children need to lead a better life.

"The stories of foster children like McWilliams, marked by uncertainty and impermanence — and, in some cases, even deaths — have prompted the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to redesign the state’s foster care system, increasing its reliance, in part, on partnerships with private contractors to find living arrangements for children in foster homes."

The state is now working to reduce these placements so more foster kids will have a better future.

Regards,


  Richard

Richard Villasana
Find Families In Mexico

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