I know that it is work, because when I finish the presentation I am drained. It is not a simple stand in front of people and give them statistics and helpful hints. It is an informed dialogue to help prepare them for the realities of relative foster care and more often than not permanent relative care.
But I love to see the degrees of acceptance and recognition when they are acknowledged as a crucial and very important part of a team process. Many are doing this love-work because they can't bear to see children displaced and separated from families. For many African-Americans and Native-Americans this has historical roots in slavery or boarding school placements.
Hooray to the new group of foster parents working with us to secure a better future for the children.
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