“The crisis is here. It’s now. It’s around us everywhere, and we need folks to step up and help with that crisis, and we need them to help quickly.”
- Sharon Pendleton-Ponzani, LCSW, director, Wheeler Foster Care Programs
In this state, there are more than 3,800 children in foster care and hundreds more who need loving homes. Sharon Pendleton-Ponzani, LCSW, director, Wheeler Foster Care Programs, discusses the critical need for foster families in Connecticut and how Wheeler supports youth and their families throughout the foster care journey.