February: It’s time to show your #FosterLove

It’s February – the month of Valentine’s Day, the month we all think of as being about love.

We want you to think about a different kind of love, though – the love our kids in foster care need.

The number of kids in our care has grown exponentially in the past couple of years, in large part because of the heroin epidemic. We have 1.200 kids in care and 400 waiting to be adopted. We need help. They need love.

So today, we begin our month-long campaign to show you just how you can #FosterLove.

First, we desperately need more foster parents. Please consider fostering – you’ll find more info here.

But we understand that fostering isn’t for everyone. And there are plenty more ways to love on our kids. Here are just a few:

  1. Become a mentor. HEMI matches teens in foster care with mentors who help them through high school and college.
  2. Donate to the FAMILY Fund. We use these donations to provide our kids in care with things the agency might not otherwise have funds to cover. Among the possibilities: car repairs necessary to keep them employed; trips to check out colleges; and tuition for special camps.
  3. Become a respite care provider for foster parents who need a break.

There are so many ways to help. We need you now.

So watch for our stories and photos all month. Please share.

And please think about how you can step up and show some #FosterLove.