Foster children are already separated from their parents and Covid-19 is only making it more challenging for kids to see extended family.
Close contact with when children need help?
Foster families are there to take them in.
Tonight, we're finding out how these special families are coping in the middle of a pandemic.
Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live in mason city with the story.
Nick?
Katie?
My daughter piper and i have been spending lots of time inside since the pandemic started?
It's definitely changed the way we spend our weekends.
Imagine how it would impact foster children?
Who are already trying to adjust to a new family.
The burlesons in clear lake have no foster children staying with them right now.
Nats: "are you going down?"
Of their four children, two were adopted through the program.
Foster children are already separated from their parents?
And covi?19 is only making it more challenging for kids to see extended family.
"i know right now, families and children can't have face to face visits and so that's really challenging for kids because they need to see their families and they need to be able to know that their families are ok and safe too."
The kids understand everyone needs to stay apart, but it's still not easy for them to process.
"there was just comments made about what if so and so gets sick what if grandma and grandpa get sick and they made the conclusion on their own that they wouldn't fare well with that."
Her daughter aria also has those concerns.
"i feel good and sad because i'm not seeing my best friends and cousins and my aunts and uncles."
Since the pandemic started?
There hasn't been many children going into the foster care system.
Many of the school staff who would report neglected children have been working from home.
Bambi schrader with four oaks family connections thinks numbers might go back up.
"once the things start to open up we may have an increase in the there is always a need for foster families.
Four oaks is taking applications for folks that want to become foster parents.
We'll put a link up to the application process on our website at kimt dot com.
Just look for this story.
Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.
Thank you nick.
You do not have to be married or own a home to be a foster parent?
One of the main requirements besides a clean background is to have enough bedroom space, 40 square feet of
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