Council member addresses LGBTQ foster parent needs and offers support

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Council Member Stevens discusses connecting a family with resources and references a report by Ali Forney Center on the need for LGBTQ foster parents. She expresses a desire to work with the family to find solutions.

Stevens mentions a hearing in September that addressed LGBTQ families as foster parents
She references the Ali Forney Center's report on the need for LGBTQ foster parents
The council member offers to connect families with resources and support

Althea Stevens

2:46:21

But, Lauren, I would love to make sure that we connect you with this family who, you know, I know, Alifornay has done amazing work, and wanna make sure that some of my bigger supporters and we're working with this family to to figure out some solutions, because as we know, there is a need, a report that Ali Forney put out, last year around the need for, LGBTQ families to be foster parents.

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And, we talked about what that looks like at a hearing in September, so we want to figure out how to make sure that we're connecting those families.

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