Volunteer Week: ‘The impact you can have on kids’ lives, you just don’t realize’
"It sort of blows you away."

"It sort of blows you away."
A house full of children is how the Durrants like it, having raised four of their own, adopted two more and fostering more than 30 children over the past 8 years.
Family and Children’s Services Niagara is excited to be implementing Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption that will bring children waiting to be adopted from foster care one step closer to safe, loving and permanent homes.
The dolls look like the medley of kids who will cuddle them. They have white skin. Dark and light brown skin. Black, blonde and brown hair. Even orange and bright pink.
They are the essentials any young person needs to move out on their own. The list can add up, but not everyone has parents to help absorb the cost of being launched into adulthood.
Larry from The Larry Fedoruk Show at NewsTalk 610 CKTB talks to Ann Godfrey, Director of Communications with FACS Niagara, & Eve Steel, youth in care about the continuing need for foster families in Niagara.
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario and to help raise awareness, the IceDogs will be donning special superhero themed jerseys on Oct. 19.
Tim speaks with Ann Godfrey and Sean Worthington from Family and Children Services Niagara about the ongoing need for foster families in the Niagara region.
Ann Godfrey joins Joe DaRocha, Child Protection Supervisor on Newstalk CKTB – The VIP Late Lunch with Lee Sterry to discuss the ongoing need for foster families in Niagara.
The Mason family has been fostering children together for five years.