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Harnett County proclaims May 2025 as Foster Care Month
Summary
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing foster care and encouraging residents to support foster families and kinship caregivers.
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing May 2025 as Foster Care Month and commending residents to support foster parents, kinship families and child welfare professionals.
The proclamation text read in part: “Whereas the youth in Harnett County are our most precious resource… the purpose of foster care is to provide temporary safe, secure, and stable homes through compassionate nurturing of the foster family, our kinship family.” The board resolved that “May 24 [2025]” be observed as Foster Care Month in Harnett County.
The proclamation, read during the meeting and entered into the record, cited county statistics presented verbally by staff: approximately 206 children and youth in Harnett County’s foster care system and about 12 young adults aged 18 to 20 in extended foster care in North Carolina. The proclamation acknowledged foster families, kinship caregivers and child welfare professionals and encouraged residents to volunteer time and resources on behalf of children and families.
The adopted document listed the commissioners on the proclamation as Matt Nichols, chairman; Bill Morris; Brooks Matthews; Barton Boyd; and James (surname not specified in the meeting record). No formal separate vote count was given on the record beyond adoption language in the meeting.
The proclamation is ceremonial and does not create new policy or funding. The board moved on to the public comment period after the presentation.
