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Commissioner Parker and residents urge church-based support for foster families; county staff outline school surveys
Summary
During public comment at the Sept. 17 Monroe County commissioners meeting, Commissioner Parker described a local initiative to support foster families and county staff outlined plans and constraints for school surveys tied to a Community Partnership for Gun Safety project.
Commissioner Parker used the Monroe County commissioners’ public-comment period on Sept. 17 to urge churches and community groups to participate in an initiative called the Keystone Family Alliance, which he described as a volunteer network to support foster families in the county.
Parker said the idea, started over the past year, asks churches to recruit roughly five congregations to come alongside a single foster family with weekly help such as meal preparation, respite and encouragement. He framed the program as local support for children in care and as a way for communities to assist families so they can continue fostering children.
Why it matters: Parker said local volunteers could reduce…
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