A pair of baby shoes is seen among many others on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at an event called "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" on the lawn of Sagely and Edwards Realty in Fort Smith. In honor of National Foster Care Month, area organizations collected and set out a pair of shoes to represent the 451 children currently in the foster care system in Sebastian County. Matt Whitson, executive director of the Arkansas Family Alliance, said that, in addition to donating all the shoes to foster...
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A pair of baby shoes is seen among many others on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at an event called "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" on the lawn of Sagely and Edwards Realty in Fort Smith. In honor of National Foster Care Month, area organizations collected and set out a pair of shoes to represent the 451 children currently in the foster care system in Sebastian County. Matt Whitson, executive director of the Arkansas Family Alliance, said that, in addition to donating all the shoes to foster kids, the goal was to raise awareness of and inspire support for those children. Anyone interested in hosting foster children can find out more information at humanservices.arkansas.gov. Visit nwaonline.com/220519Daily/ for today's photo gallery.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
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