Talk Of Alaska

Children in crisis need immediate help to keep them safe and longer-term assistance to stabilize their lives, especially if they can’t return to their families. Alaska’s foster care system has long been challenged by a need for more case workers and foster families, but now the lack of social workers and willing caretakers has reached a crisis level. What’s being done to help vulnerable young people have a safe place to live? Listen: HOST: Lori Townsend GUESTS: Amanda Metivier, Interim Director, Child Welfare AcademyAileen McInnis, Director, Alaska Center for Resource FamiliesLaura Ingham, foster parent LINKS & RESOURCES: The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving more children in Alaska’s foster care system without a stable home PARTICIPATE: Call 907-550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast. Send an email to talk@alaskapublic.org (Comments may be read on air). Post your comment during or after the live broadcast on social media (Comments may be