WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — More than 12,000 children in North Carolina are in the foster care system, but the state only has 5,000 licensed foster homes.
That means more than half the children in foster care need a place to live. They’re homeless, and they’ve suffered trauma ranging from abuse and neglect to domestic violence and a parent’s drug addiction.
There’s a place in the Piedmont Triad that offers those children a safe space to live, heal and learn, and it’s with the help of a Community Foundation.
“We provide a safe sanctuary of hope and healing for children as they heal from the things they’ve experienced and look for their forever home,” says Brett Loftis, CEO of Crossnore Communities for Children in Winston-Salem. It’s one of three Crossnore campuses across the state serving more than 1,000 children in the foster care system every year. They’re places where children can live, learn, grow, and begin to thrive after suffering trauma. Loftis says Crossnore uses a holistic approach.