Relative Caregiver Program helps keep kids out of Tennessee’s foster system
Lenora Jones (middle) with her adopted granddaughters Jamyia Edwards, 15, (left) and Jaliah Edwards, 13 (right) on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program has helped more than 9,000 children stay with family members — keeping them out of Tennessee’s foster care system, which has the highest rate of foster care instability in the country.
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UTHSC Foster Care caregiverAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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