CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Foster care agency officials say teenagers are the most in need of foster homes in Clarksville as local placements continue to fall short.
StepStone Family and Youth Services, which operates an office at 211 Dunbar Cave Road, works with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to place children in foster homes across Middle Tennessee.
“We have a desperate need,” said Karissa Perry, Middle Tennessee recruitment manager for StepStone. “It takes a very special person and a very special heart to even get into foster care.”…