Lydia Alexander is the operations manager for Path to Permanency, a Mecklenburg County foster parent, and a homeschooling mother of two. When she’s not advocating for kids in Mecklenburg County, she enjoys reading, playing soccer, and hosting a yard full of children engaged in free play.
Opinion
Our state’s foster children deserve a quicker path to permanency
What is the sustainable solution to avoiding the bleak outcomes associated with foster care, such as homelessness, prison, human trafficking, and generational cycles of trauma? Shorter timelines to permanent families for foster children is crucial.
