Spotlight on foster care in local paper
May 12, 2009Athens News writer Jenaye Antonuccio wrote a wonderful story on foster mom Terry Beitzel as part of their Mother's Day issue. Read below!
How could you spend 10,950 days, 262,800 hours or 15,768,000 minutes – the equivalent of 30 years? Some 
examples: Fight a war in central Europe; watch one branch form on the giant, fernlike dioon plant; pay off a mortgage; announce football plays as a sports broadcaster…
Terry Beitzel has gladly invested her 30 years by being a mother to other people’s children – as a foster parent. “It’s been a blessing,” she says. “We’ve gotten to be involved in so many lives.”
“So many” equates to nearly 150 children from age 22 hours to 17 years old, now living in locations from Florida to New York City to 15 miles down the road. In addition, she and her husband have adopted three of their own over their course of service with Athens County Children Services.
(To read the rest of the story, please go to the Athens News website by clicking here.)
Athens County Children Services is always looking for foster families! There is a critical need of homes for teens, teen mothers and infants, sibling groups, emergency care homes, and foster families who will also consider adoption of children of all ages. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a foster parents through Athens County Children Services, please call us at 740-592-3061.
Athens County Children Services will also be hosting a Foster Care Information Meeting on Tuesday, May 12. The meeting will take place in the basement of Building 14 at Athens County Children Services. Scheduled to last from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, the Foster Care Information meeting will allow community members to have a chance to have their questions about foster care answered!
