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Being that I work in the field of foster children, it's appalling to me that things like limiting the field of potential foster parents because of their race, sexual orientation, or gender occurs. In Orange County, CA we have a great need for foster parents! In fact over the last few years, the number of foster parents (especially qualified people) has diminished. For kids that are teens it is even harder to place them since they are "damaged goods". One former foster youth said to me that living in a group home was just one step up from living on the street or a homeless shelter. So to hear such statements that because of someone's sexual preference makes them ineligible to foster a child when so many NEED a home sickens me.
Statistics: The Orangewood Children's Home, located in Orange CA, admits 2700 children a year. That is just one emergency shelter in one city that serves all of Orange County.
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