FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio — A new initiative — Foster the Future Alliance — is bringing together Fairfield County and South-Central Ohio Job and Family Services to recruit more foster families. Specifically, they need more families who can help children with mental or behavioral health issues.

For Ike and Melinda Carr, who have fostered children for six years, the decision changed their lives.

“We love children and it's given us an opportunity to help kids, but not only kids but the families too," said Ike.

Fairfield County Job and Family Services says it needs more families like the Carrs.

“We have kids right now placed all over the state of Ohio and we are hoping to bring some of them back closer to home and keep them with the services here in Fairfield County," said Dave Henwood, child

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