What can my community do?
Communities should support children in foster care, by volunteering on teen hot lines for foster youth (Get Involved!). Communities can get involved in politics when it comes to foster care systems. People should raise awareness and get involved. Communities can come together and help out children close to going into foster care. They can help out their parents financially, by babysitting, and moral support.
About twenty years ago, New York City started an effort to create foster care agencies run by men and women of color. The city and state were ready to pay for the agency, and child welfare experts encouraged the idea. A man by the name of Luis Medina, felt the need to become involved in this movement. Through their efforts, he accomplished the impossible. Even one small community, or even a large one, like NYC can make a change (Kaufman).
About twenty years ago, New York City started an effort to create foster care agencies run by men and women of color. The city and state were ready to pay for the agency, and child welfare experts encouraged the idea. A man by the name of Luis Medina, felt the need to become involved in this movement. Through their efforts, he accomplished the impossible. Even one small community, or even a large one, like NYC can make a change (Kaufman).
what can our country do?
Quite recently, there has been a decrease in foster care parents. More and more children have been going into institutional homes (Foster Care). Americans should understand the situation, and be more willing to open up their homes to children with unstable homes. Many people are unable to do that, but for those who are able to, should consider how many lives they will impact and make better. America can also donate money to organizations like, Children's Bureau (Foster Care and Adoption).
what can i do?
As an individual, someone can do so much to help. Think of all the influential people who have changed the world. George Washington, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., and most importantly, Jesus Christ. Anyone can change the world, they just have to put in the work, effort, and passion for what they are fighting for.