Resources mentioned:

• Become a Respite Parent by applying to become a foster parent. Visit one of these resources to take your next step.
• List of Area’s Foster Care Agencies
• West Shore Free Foster Care Initiative
• Foster/Adopt Support Group at Daybreak Church
• Studies show 50% of foster families stop fostering a year in if they don’t have respite or a support team; with a support team or respite care, 90% of families at least make it through two years. (Source: Promise686)
• Respite care decreases stress in families, risk of abuse and neglect, marital tensions, depression and aloneness. (Source: ChildWelfare.gov linked report, page 27)

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