There's an urgent need for foster families in Georgia

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - There is an urgent need for more foster families in Georgia, especially for homes that can take brothers and sisters together.

Churches are now stepping in and a family is helping the cause.

The size of the math class at the Barlow’s home school in Paulding County expanded from one child to six.

“We have six children,” said Nicole Barlow, one of the adopted parents to the kids. “One biological son who is 14 and five children that we adopted, ages, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11.”

The five youngest children are siblings. But, in many foster situations in Georgia now, brothers and sisters are split up, just to find them care.

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