Iowa sees urgent need for foster parents

DES MOINES, Iowa — Four Oaks Four Oaks Family and Children Services says there are 282 licensed families available for the 407 referred children in Polk County alone. The nonprofit says there are multiple ways people can help close that gap.

On the walls of Cedar Rapids-based Four Oaks are pictures with the words, “Every child is one adult away from being a success story.”

For Pamela Jones, that saying is reflective of her life and her journey as a foster parent, which began in 2004…

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