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Meet Our Foster Parents

Who helps care for nearly 2,500 children and teens in Hillsborough County’s foster care system? While many children live with relatives in foster care, hundreds of others live with the more than 400 foster parents.

Who are our community’s foster parents? And why do they choose to become foster parents? Below are several short video clips of just some of our foster parents.

Kimberly Hernandez
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Kimberly Hernandez
"I'm going to care for these children while they need me ..."

 

Karen Joiner
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Karen Joiner
"You don't have to be 'super mom' or 'super dad' to be a good foster parent ..."

 

Chandra Cotton
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Chandra Cotton
"... I knew I was a loving, caring person, but once I became a foster parent, I realized just how much ..."

 
 

Joy Sutton
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Joy Sutton
"I became a foster parent as my answer to the 'empty nest' syndrome ..."

 

Aundre West
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Aundré West
"To see that you are making a difference in the life of a child, is so rewarding."