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To the editor:
National Foster Care Month (May) is an opportunity for me to thank the countless unrecognized heroes who do so very much for this area’s abused and neglected children. So many foster parent live in Cape Coral!
As regional director of the Guardian ad Litem Program (whose sole mission is to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children whose cases are involved with the courts), I see people putting forth extraordinary efforts to benefit children on a daily basis. However, when a child is removed from his parents and home and all that he knows and cares about, few are more important than matching the child with the right temporary caregivers.
Time and again, I’ve witnessed situations wherein the odds for success were quite poor. However, in almost every instance, placement with a capable, caring, consistent, protective and patient adult made all the difference.
Effective foster parents provide our most vulnerable children with the basic necessities of life. They provide time and comfort and gentle guidance under awful circumstances. They improve lives and enhance communities, and for doing so they deserve much recognition.
Effective foster parents provide our most vulnerable children with the basic necessities of life. They provide time and comfort and gentle guidance under awful circumstances. They improve lives and enhance communities, and for doing so they deserve much recognition.
On behalf of the 1,218 local children represented by the Guardian ad Litem Program and over 500 volunteers, I thank you.
Frank Prado
Regional Director