May is National Foster Care Month, a national initiative led by the Children’s Bureau to raise awareness about foster care and recognize the dedication of families, foster parents, child welfare professionals, mentors, and policymakers who help youth find permanent, loving homes.  

In the Metroplex East region of North Texas (a nine-county area including Dallas, Collin, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall counties), EMPOWER - a child welfare collaborative focused on meeting the unique needs of Texas children and families - launched a campaign to highlight the urgent need for foster parents and the life-changing impact they have on children. 

The campaign, Empower Dreams, Foster Futures, is a user-friendly, intuitive platform that helps navigate the process of becoming a foster parent with ease and precision. It also connects those interested to personalized resources and agencies that best support their unique needs. 

All children deserve a safe and loving place to call home, and sometimes they need a place to land for a short time. Foster parents can provide that and advocate for and with biological families.