“The heroin epidemic is forcing more kids into foster care, but in most states, funding can’t keep up with the need,” according to Lana Freeman and the National Foster Parent Association. “The states need more foster families, the workers need more resources, and parents need more services.”With the increase in children being placed into foster care, the foster care system is struggling to keep up. With roughly 450,000 children in foster care across the nation, there are not enough foster homes, as foster care agencies face the challenge of recruitment and retention of foster parents. “The number of kids in foster care has increased by 1000 kids in a year in the state of Alaska. And the foster care system is struggling to care for these thousands of children left behind as victims.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2017 17:01 UTC