Geauga County Commissioners passed a motion April 28 recognizing May as Foster Care Awareness Month at the request of Geauga County Job and Family Services, as the agency continues efforts to recruit additional foster families.
Geauga County Commissioners passed a motion April 28 recognizing May as Foster Care Awareness Month at the request of Geauga County Job and Family Services, as the agency continues efforts to recruit additional foster families. “Having foster homes in this community is such a huge, important aspect of what we do in social services,” JFS Director Craig Swenson said. “I really call our foster parents Earth angels, because they really, really are.” He said having more foster homes enables children to remain in a family-like setting, rather than being placed in more restrictive environments such as residential treatment facilities. Foster...
