May is National Foster Care Month! Approximately 391,000 children and youth live in foster care settings across the nation. Please join Sampson County Department of Social Services in raising awareness of the needs of our children and youth.  This year's theme for Foster Care Month  is "Engaging Youth.  Building Supports." 

For more information on the needs of juveniles in foster care and how you can be a force for change and support, visit the Child Welfare Information Gateway at www.childwelfare.gov.  Also, if you are interested in becoming a foster parent for Sampson County DSS, please contact Licensing Supervisor MeLisa Newman at 910-592-7131.