BERLIN – Alison Tinker and her husband never intended to adopt. They wanted to provide a child in need with a safe foster home.
“I was a stay-at-home mom with two girls,” she said. “We thought we could help with one more.”
That was 30 years ago. Since then, the Tinkers have adopted five children and acted as foster parents for dozens of others.
“Kids grow better in families,” Tinker replied simply when asked why they’d done it.
Local children need more people like the Tinkers. As May marks National Foster Care Month, the Worcester County Department of Social Services entertained families interested in opening their homes to children in need with an information session at the Main Street Enchanted Tea Room in Berlin. Four families interested in providing foster care and several families who already do so were in attendance.
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ReplyDeleteMore families might sign up were it not for some of the programs over-reaching rules about owning your own home.WTF? Does it matter if you rent or own if you want to have a home?
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