SALISBURY — We are all familiar with the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” A traditional African proverb that has never been more necessary than it is today. These words and the meaning behind them ring true for children in foster care and their families.
“Our foster families and resource parents are what make up our villages,” said Kelly Myrer, Wicomico County Department of Social Services. “And it is our job as a department to make sure we have qualified, caring and supportive homes to place foster children in during one of the most vulnerable times of their childhood.”
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Well maybe in AFrican culture they believe it takes a village to raise a child but in more civilized cultures it is well known that it takes a nurturing responsible family which includes a male father and a female mother to raise a child.
Believing it takes a village is one of the difficulties they have and why as a race they have progressed like other races have.
progressed or regressed?
Does every comment on any article posted always have to be about race?
The Foster Parent Program is an excellent program IMO. The thing I disagree with is once you get certified as a foster parent you receive a check every month whether you have a child or not. They say that is one of the reasons they became a foster parent. I have been told this by several foster parents. Also if you adopt a child as a foster parent you still get assistance including free medical card until they are 18yo. You should only be given a check if you have a child and if you adopt a child you should pay for their wellbeing without a check. That appears to be a waste of funds for the program.
To people like Hillary Clinton it means your children belong to the government what it actually means is that we as a people have the moral responsibility to create a safe and caring society.
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