Hamilton County foster youth will take to the streets of downtown Cincinnati Friday in an effort to raise awareness around foster care and child abuse during National Foster Care Month.The May 28 event will feature a walk from the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services, 222 E. Central Parkway, to Fountain Square. The walk starts at 11:30 a.m. and the foster youth invite anyone who supports the cause to walk along. The event is supported by the Hamilton County Foster Care Youth Advisory Board and the Higher Education Mentoring Initiative.
“We want to raise awareness so people will understand there are real people behind the words ‘foster care,’ ” said Laquita Howell, 18, a member of the Youth Advisory Board who has been a foster child for the past five years. “Every time a decision is made regarding foster care legislation or how tax dollars are spent in child welfare, we want people to think about the faces of our youth.” Read more...
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