Foster Care Awareness Month
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There are nearly 400,000 children in foster care in the United States, 13,000 in the State of Michigan, and 800 in Kent County alone. May is National Foster Care Month — a time where we collectively renew our commitment to ensuring bright futures for the more than 800 children and youth in foster care in Kent County, and a time in which we celebrate those who make a meaningful difference in their lives. This year, Foster Kent Kids has partnered with CASA of Kent County and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to sponsor the #BeMyPerson campaign…