Roanoke foster care system stretched thin with urgent need for more foster families

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – New data shows Roanoke City has one of the highest foster care rates in Virginia, second only to Norfolk.

Now, local agencies say the system is stretched thin and they urgently need more foster families.

It’s a waiting game. Waiting for a home, for a family. And right now, agencies in Roanoke say too many kids are stuck in that in-between…

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