At the recently held “Faces of Foster Care” event at Entrata in Lehi on May 1, marking the start of national foster care month, community members heard personal stories from individuals who shared different aspects of foster care as those who’ve lived it.
Jennie Shepard, director of recruitment at Utah Foster Care, said the panelists included voices from diverse backgrounds — people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, single foster parents, a former child in care, a birth parent and a kinship provider — each offering a different perspective to the conversation.
“Just to be able to represent all sides of foster care experiences, and they were able to share what it means and how foster care affects their identity and belonging,” Shepard said.
Visual stories were also shared via submitted artwork that displays the feeling of what it’s like for a child living in foster care.
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