Hundreds of Houston-area foster families celebrated Easter with free food, haircuts, and more from various organizations Saturday afternoon.
While many will spend this Easter weekend surrounded by family, those in the foster system can have a difficult time without that connection. However, this afternoon there was an effort to change that for some. FOX 26's Shelby Rose attended the celebration meant to bring families some Easter joy!Many of us spend this Easter weekend surrounded by family, however, for those in the foster system, it may be difficult to have that sense of community during this time.
"For parents to open up their home to be the voice of hope for children, we wanted to be a voice of hope for the families," said Dr. Candice Matthews, the National Minister of Politics for the New Black Panther Nation. It was a no-brainer for these organizations to get together to offer free food, haircuts, and more, "because we care," said Rosemary Tucker, founder of the Hoodies4Healing Foundation.
"Because we care, we want them to know that they’re not by themselves. We want them to know that they’re not alone. We want them to know that we are the prayer that they prayed. Want them to know that listen, there is someone out here that just wants to give you a break." The gratitude from these families was more than apparent. Foster mom Shawntee Christian said, "This shows that the community is here to support you. This shows that you’re not alone. There’s a lot of opportunities for foster parents and there’s always foster parents needed."
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