One non-profit foster care organization here in Huntsville says the pandemic is causing recruitment issues.
New this evening -- according to the alabama department of human resources -- there are about 6-thousand children in foster care across alabama.
One non-profit foster care organization here in huntsville says the pandemic is causing recruitment issues.
Waay31's megan reyna learned what it takes to get involved.
Megan says:"safy is currently serving 20 kids in huntsville.
I spoke to a foster parent recruiter who says since covid-19 - it's been especially difficult to find parents to help these children out."
Whitney davis says during the holiday's -- she normally attends several holiday-related events and festivals to recruit.
But since most have been shutdown or moved virtually -- she's had to turn to social media to try and raise awareness.
Davis says as a mother herself -- she's passionate about finding every child a home.
She says foster parents can do so much more for these kids than a living at a residential shelter.
Davis says: "these children are being passed around from home to home, so they're missing life skills, so they might age out of our foster care system, and then 1 in 3 of them actually become homeless because they didn't learn certain skills, being passed from home to home."
Every foster parent is vetted -- with background checks and a 10 - week training program.
Megan says: "davis says even if you may feel like you can't commit -- passing along the organization's information is another way you can make an impact.
Reporting in huntsville mr waay 31 news."
Thanks megan.
The organization focuses on mental health through
Einstein the talking parrot is looking outside the window when his owner notices some people walking by. Einstein mistakenly..