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The Critical Need for Foster Families

January 07, 2025
“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.