Today, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners proclaimed May 2017 as Foster Parent Appreciation Month to acknowledge foster parents, volunteers, child welfare professionals, and other members of the community who help children in foster care find permanent homes.
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| The Mesa County Commissioners proclaim May 2017 as Foster Parent Appreciation Month in public hearing. |
In Mesa County, nearly 300 children and youth are in safe, secure and stable foster homes. More than 180 foster and kinship families in Mesa County provide those homes.
When children cannot be reunited with their families, foster parents often become adoptive parents.
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| Mesa County Department of Huma Services Manager Joni Bedell talks to the commissioners about the importance of foster parents in the community. To learn more about foster care, visit fostercareofmesacounty.org |
Click here to read the proclamation.