Boise’s Harrison Boulevard Halloween display urges visitors to consider foster care
- The Wizard of Oz display, themed “No Place Like Home,” shares information about becoming foster parents or CASA volunteers.
- Fostering Idaho and Family Advocates offer training, resources, and ongoing support for both roles.
- The display has distributed information and generated interest in fostering, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Saad’s Halloween display features Dorothy and her friends as skeletons, with a message connecting Dorothy’s journey home to the need for safe, loving homes for children in foster care. In partnership with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Fostering Idaho, and Family Advocates, the display provides pamphlets, a sign-up sheet, and a QR code with information on fostering and volunteering as a court-appointed special advocate (CASA).
CASAs are trained volunteers who investigate cases of abuse, neglect, and abandonment and advocate for children in court; they do not have to be attorneys. Saad hopes the display encourages people to learn about these opportunities, supports current foster families through community recruitment, and inspires more people to help children.
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