Becky Hansen talks with Amber Knowles, Founder and Executive Director of The Riverside Project, serving in a collaborative effort to transform the foster care system in the Greater Houston area. Knowles describes the challenges foster families face these days including finding babysitters and the supportive community that is crucial to care for these vulnerable children. The Riverside Project collaborates with local churches and organizations to meet these complex and practical needs. (www.riversideproject.org)
Original airdate: 10/8/2023
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Becky joined EMF in 2005 and she covers Alaska, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Western Louisiana and East Texas including the major market of Houston.