What is the Goal of Foster Care?
Once a child is placed in foster care, reunification with a parent or guardian happens less than half of the time. But many child welfare agencies say reuniting families is the primary goal of foster care because placing a child in the care of strangers is always traumatic \u2013 even when it\u2019s necessary. Why doesn\u2019t reunifying families happen more often? Is there a solution that both protects children and prioritizes families? In this podcast episode, we\u2019ll discuss how the foster system could do more to strengthen families and protect children while ensuring children and teens find stable homes with loving caregivers.\n\nPodcast Guests: \n\nAby, a Mother who reunited with her child\n\nDalton Shump, Permanency Case Worker, KVC \n\nMolly Tierney, Managing Director, North American Public Sector at Accenture, Former Director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services \n\nLynn Price, Founder, Camp to Belong \n\nSixto Cancel, Non-Profit Founder, Think of Us