US: Families fostering migrant kids offer what shelters cannot
Associated Press – July 08, 2021
Transitional foster homes, where families are licensed to care for migrant children, are widely considered to be the best option for kids in U.S. custody, especially for minors who have been traumatized, are very young, pregnant or are teen parents and require extra emotional support. Yet hundreds of transitional foster care beds at family homes and small group facilities are not being used, according to government data. Providers say interest in fostering migrant kids is booming with Americans getting vaccinated and virus-related restrictions being lifted on daily life. They are urging the government to move more kids into foster homes.
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