Richard and Alvin Lewis had been married for five years before Richard began looking into fostering and adopting.
Foster Care Awareness Month Articles
Fostering was a calling
Sometimes, a lot of factors have to align for fostering and adoption to be successful.
Embracing the change
For newly certified foster parents Travis and Michael VaZant, fostering was on their minds for a long time…
Fostering ‘made our family’
Erin and Robert Spivey first thought about becoming foster parents after meeting a teenage girl in foster care…
The Kids Need Love
When they set out to foster one child, Angela and Kevin Grant never expected…
Foster Care Awareness Activities in Middle Tennessee
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. In Tennessee, approximately 8,000 children are in foster care at any given time. With fewer than 4,000 foster families, the need is ever-present; even during COVID-19. National statistics show that a new child is placed into care every two minutes.
Mission to place kids in foster care continues despite pandemic
Foster care recruiter LaTava Chandler spoke with WREG3 in Memphis about the continuous need for foster parents, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how to become a foster parent.