State parks provide free passes for foster kids and foster parents

Thousands of children in foster care and their foster parents will be able to enjoy free visits to Florida’s state parks this year.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection joined with the Florida Department of Children and Families to celebrate foster parents in 2013 by donating 15,000 state park passes.

The free passes are part of the “Fostering Florida’s Future” initiative aimed at better supporting, recruiting and retaining foster parents to help ensure the success of children in foster care.

Part of the initiative is to provide educational success and normal activities to children in care so they can have the same experiences as any child.

Currently, there are more than 7,500 children in foster care in Florida.

They are removed from their homes through no fault of their own, but because they have been abused and neglected and are not able to safely remain with their families.

For more information on “Fostering Florida’s Future,” please go to fosteringflorida.com. 

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