May is National Foster Care Month

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May 29, 2017 May is National Foster Care Month May is National Foster Care month, shining a spotlight on so many children in our communities who are in desperate need of loving and nurturing homes. Kinship Family and Youth’s Therapeutic Foster Care program works behind the scenes to ensure that every child in foster care receives planned services that support their wellbeing and their ability to return home. The program provides foster parents with everything they need to provide a nurturing family environment to children in their care, including pre-service and ongoing training, 24/7 support, a generous monthly stipend, and foster family activities. One of our Foster Parents, Robin Krupp, tells us, “I have fostered for over 10 years and it has been the toughest job I love. I adopted my foster son 7 years ago and he has added so much to my life. Kinship always provides individual attention and respects a foster parent’s opinions and concerns. Most importantly, the staff make all the children a priority. I am proud of my fostering status with Kinship and look forward to continue helping families reunite and have stability in their family unit.” Without dedicated foster parents, the support system for foster children is an unfinished puzzle. If caring for children feels like your calling, then you could be the missing piece in a child’s life. If you have room in your heart and home for a child, and would like to know more about this challenging but rewarding journey, please contact Sue Knight at sknight@dor.org or call 607-324-0909 for information about requirements, reimbursements, and training.

### The Kinship Family & Youth service priority for Catholic Charities of Steuben helps families develop the capacities for healthy family functioning and promotes healthy child development. For more information, please visit CatholicCharitiesSteuben.org/services/

Kinship Family and Youth programs promote healthy child development and help build capacity for healthy family functioning.


kinship-family-and-youth/. Catholic Charities of Steuben’s mission is to build communities that care for all people by strengthening and enriching the quality of life for individuals, families, and children; working to reduce poverty; and advocating for social justice. For more information, please visit CatholicCharitiesSteuben.org.

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