90: Fostering Foster Care

http://childcrisisaz.org/who-we-are/

I've observed what  I think is a trend (in some states) in increased attention to quality of foster care lately, which obviously stems from many issues. The two I find most important are abuse/neglect and the country's growing opiate problems leaving children without the best care we could wish for them. I am hoping the criticism some organizations have received post-scrutiny leads this change, and I want to share with you today the Child Crisis Arizona organization. "Child Crisis Arizona’s vision is safe kids and strong families. We operate the Valley’s only Emergency Children’s Shelter for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. We have one of the largest foster care and adoption programs to license, train and certify individuals and families to find homes for nearly 18,000 Arizona children in foster care. " (http://childcrisisaz.org/who-we-are/) The reason I have gotten involved in the opiate epidemic, which is not my area of expertise (yet), is my empathy and worry for the innocent child victims being hurt by it. I care for all of the victims, but I feel so helpless to make a difference in some areas. By supporting high quality foster programs like Child Crisis Arizona, I believe we can change some of the negative connotations of foster care and find a better way to help child survivors of abuse and neglect of all forms, and to ready ourselves for the significant increase in need of foster care due to the opiate epidemic.
Child Crisis Arizona pays attention to the detail and quality of the needs of its stakeholders. Donation whether monetary or items from the wishlist will greatly help CCA foster care and other programs. I particularly appreciate the desire to build a stronger foster area for Native American children, http://childcrisisaz.org/building-native-american-foster-families/. IF you like this idea, CCA also has a few fun looking events if you happen to live in or visit Arizona http://childcrisisaz.org/how-you-can-help/attend-an-event/.

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