Foster Care Awareness Day May 1

UMass Lowell celebrated Foster Care Awareness Day on May 1.

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The second annual Foster Care Awareness Day took place on Thursday, May 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. in O’Leary 222. The theme for this year was “Education: Challenges for Children, Challenges for the System.” The event was sponsored by the Psychology Department, the Honors Program, the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department and the Council on Diversity and Pluralism.

The observance also featured a Show Shoe. Organizers have been collecting new shoes, with each pair representing a child in foster care in Massachusetts. Their goal was to collect 11,000 pairs, which equal one pair for every child in foster care in the state. All of the shoes will be donated to child welfare agencies for distribution.

For more information on Foster Care Awareness Day and how you can donate, contact FCAD@uml.edu.