Foster Care Awareness Month: Number of local children in foster care outpacing number of available foster homes

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Over 5,000 children are currently in foster care throughout Virginia, according to the Department of Social Services.

There are not enough foster families to accommodate these children in need of a home.

This National Foster Care Awareness Month, WFXR is sharing the story of how becoming a foster mom shaped the life of one local woman…

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