Harnett County Department of Social Services publicly thanked foster parents and kinship providers in recognition of Foster Care Awareness Month and asked residents interested in fostering to contact the agency.

The department said, “We appreciate you, and we could not do this without you,” and repeatedly thanked foster parents for providing “a safe and nurturing home” for children in Harnett County. The announcement included recruitment information: “Please contact Carrie Willis at (910) 814-6803, or you can email her at kWillis@Harnett.org.”

The remarks emphasized foster and kinship caregivers’ role in offering stability and support to children while the department works with families. “Thank you for opening your hearts and homes for the children in Harnett County,” the department said.

The recorded statement contained several short expressions of gratitude from department representatives and staff members. One speaker’s recorded line referred to “Howard County”; the department’s released contact information and surrounding remarks make clear the message applied to Harnett County residents and Harnett County foster children.

For more information or to refer someone interested in fostering, Harnett County residents were directed to contact Carrie Willis at the phone number or email provided by Harnett County Department of Social Services.