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Imagine being taken away from your
home, not knowing where you will go, leaving behind your favorite
things. Now, imagine this through the eyes of a child. There are
more than 4,500 dependent children in Pinellas and Pasco counties
due to child abuse, neglect or abandonment. Many of them need
loving foster parents. For more information on becoming a foster
parent, please call the Safe Children Coalition Recruitment Line
toll-free at 1-866-661-5656.
Foster Homes Needed: Foster Hope...Foster A Child
Imagine being taken away from your home, not knowing where you
will go, leaving behind your favorite things. Now, imagine this
through the eyes of a child. There are more than 4,500 dependent
children in Pinellas and Pasco counties due to child abuse,
neglect or abandonment. Many of them need loving foster parents.
They need you. When you open your heart and your home to foster
children, you open the possibilities for them – you foster hope.
For more information on becoming a foster parent, please call the
Safe Children Coalition Recruitment Line toll-free at 1-866
661-5656.
Foster Homes Needed: Foster Hope...Foster A Child
Imagine being taken away from your home, not knowing where you
will go, leaving behind your favorite things. Now, imagine this
through the eyes of a child. There are more than 4,500 dependent
children in Pinellas and Pasco counties due to child abuse,
neglect or abandonment. Many of these children will need to live
in a temporary foster home, but we simply cannot meet our growing
need without your help. When you open your heart and home to
foster children, you open the possibilities for them...you foster
hope. What does it take? You need to be at least 21 years old,
have appropriate housing and be able to pass a background
screening. You will need to complete a home study and 30-hours of
special training called M.A.P.P. You must have adequate space and
be able to provide for your family now—although you will receive
financial assistance to help care for the child, you cannot rely
on this to pay your bills. To be a foster parent, you can be
single or married—have a family of your own or be an
“empty-nester”. For more information on becoming a foster parent,
please call the Safe Children Coalition Recruitment Line toll-free
at 1-866-661-5656.
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For more information contact: Laurallyn Segur
Safe Children Coalition of Pasco & Pinellas
(727) 456-0600 Ext. 2002
lsegur@sarasota-ymca.org |
