MAY IS FOSTER CARE MONTH IN TENNESSEE

TODAY, TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF MAY ‘FOSTER CARE MONTH’ IN TENNESSEE AND RECOGNIZED FOSTER FAMILIES FOR PROVIDING LOVING, PERMANENT HOMES TO CHILDREN IN NEED. LEE ALSO MARKED THIS YEAR’S SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION AND AN HISTORIC $600 MILLION IN FUNDING TO ACCELERATE CHILD PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHICH WILL CONSIST OF $190.3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE TENNESSEE STRONG FAMILIES INITIATIVE, $168.4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES (DCS), AND $215.8 MILLION FOR THE CHILD CARE BENEFITS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS FOSTER CARE, FAMILIES FIRST, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN.GOV.

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