May is Foster Care Awareness Month

May is recognized as Foster Care Awareness Month in South Carolina. According to the DSS, it’s an opportunity to highlight the need for temporary caregivers for young people in need of foster care. DSS said that there are currently more than 4,000 children in foster care in the state, 86 of them from Oconee County. To learn about becoming a foster parent or ways to support foster parents in your community, visit https://dss.sc.gov/foster-care/.