Dear editor,
I want to thank the many wonderful citizens who participated in the Christmas sponsorship for our Milam County children in foster care and kinship care. Each year, we have more children who have been removed due to dangerous family situations. Parental drug usage and parental mental health issues are the main reason for so many of these removals. Our children are the innocent victims of their parent’s decisions and behavior.
Our Child Protective Services Board tries desperately to raise money to help our children who have been the recipients of this devastating experience. Our board provides clothing allowances and Christmas gifts for our children from the money raised.
Our board also provides baby beds, clothing, baby monitors, diapers and car seats when there is an emergency removal and a kinship family needs help. If methamphetamine has been manufactured in the home, these items cannot be removed because of contamination.
Our board is so thankful for the many citizens who are aware of the increasing number of child removals across the state and who are willing to help our children. We are very grateful to our Milam County citizens for their generosity.
Sincerely,
Jeanie Weed, chairwoman
Milam County CPS Board
PO Box 425
Rockdale, TX 76567
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