Pound Pup Legacy

The word "foster" means: "to promote growth or develop; encourage".

The term Foster Care, according to Webster-dictionary means: "supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home"

Amidst all the news that reflects the bad-seeds in foster care, I'd like to share how one couple can do really do great things in the name of "fostering".   Below is an excerpt from an article written about a UK couple that  died within three weeks of each other.

The couple took up fostering after reading an article in The Argus in 1991 asking for people to come forward and help a young mother and her child develop parenting skills.

Their first placement was a 17-year-old mother and her ten-month-old son.

He had been placed in foster care without his mother but moving in with the Walkers meant they could be together.

When they were nominated for the Argus Achievement award last year, Stephanie spoke about how much fostering meant to the couple.

She said: “Fostering has given us so many things.

“It just opens your life out. It is rewarding when you see the looks on their faces when you make them happy.

“We meet an awful lot of people and their families, and we have always had good social workers.

“It is about getting people turned around and if you can give them a chance they will be able to look back and know that we thought they were worthwhile.

“Without the facility they would have to be separated and that does not give them a chance.

“Quite a few people have gone out of here with their babies into the community, which they probably would not have done if they had not had the help.”

 [From:  "Tributes paid to caring foster pair", http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3631290.Tributes_paid_to_caring_foster_pair/

Helping a teen-parent learn parenting skills so she can keep her child... is there any better legacy to leave behind?  How many people are willing to do the same for a teen-pregnancy or teen-mother?