BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Thousands of families flock to Boise’s Harrison Boulevard each October for its elaborate Halloween decorations and treats, but one resident is using the seasonal tradition to spotlight a year-round need: safe, loving homes for children in foster care.
Harrison resident Katie Saad has created a Wizard of Oz-themed Halloween display featuring Dorothy and her friends as skeletons alongside the message “No Place Like Home.” Working with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Saad has added information encouraging visitors to consider becoming foster parents or volunteering as court-appointed special advocates, known as CASAs, for children in foster care.
“Harrison Halloween brings our community together in a wonderful and exciting way, and with so many people flocking to Harrison in October, I had an opportunity to use my yard as a platform to do a little good of my own,” Saad said…