In wake of current events – racism, police brutality and civil unrest – the national director of a child welfare agency with ties in Atlanta has set out to train foster parents to talk about some uncomfortable, tough, but necessary conversations. Bethany Christian Services, a nonprofit foster and adoption center with 36 branches in the U.S., will address caregivers in a live webinar.
Kimberly Offutt, Atlanta local and national foster care adoption director for Bethany, is directing the conversation, along with a panel of experts. She said, as a black mother who has adopted four children from the foster care system, she is uniquely passionate about this issue.
“We have to enter this discussion, we have a diverse population of families that are fostering and adopting children of other nationalities and cultures,” Offutt told “Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam.
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