Mississippi Child Protective Services Partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to License More Foster Parents

Mississippi Child Protective Services partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license more foster parents

The Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services reports that as of Thursday, there were 3,983 children in foster care in the state. Mississippi has a growing shortage of foster homes. However, that fact is not unique to the Magnolia State; it is a nationwide problem.

Mississippi Child Protective Services partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license more foster parents - Mississippi Monitor

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Sunnybrook Children’s Home website)   Mississippi has a growing shortage of foster homes. However, that fact is not unique to the Magnolia State; it is a nationwide problem. In an effort to help license more foster parents, the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services has partnered with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license at least 10 additional families annually. “This contract repr…