Angels Places 300th Foster Baby

On Track to reach record goal for 2009

San Diego, CA – This week the Angels Foster Family Network placed its 300th foster baby. Angels is on track to place more than 60 foster babies this year – a record for Angels. The organization is also celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

“This is a great way to kick-off National Foster Care Month by celebrating our 300th placement,” said Angels Founder, Cathy Richman. “But baby number 300 isn't just a number, she isn't just another child we tally up along with the other 299 babies placed thus far. She trembles from the agony of withdrawals her little body must ward off from her exposure in the womb to toxic drugs. She is now safe from further harm with her Angels foster parents.”

This newborn baby girl went home to Jim and Janet O’Leary. The O’Leary family became foster parents with Angels because “We wanted to do something meaningful. Angels really touched our hearts and we knew this is what we had to do.”

As mentioned above, May is National Foster Care Month (www.nationalfostercare.org). There are more than 7,000 children in the San Diego County foster care system, one third whom are under the age of three. The distinctive Angels program is the only California licensed foster agency that focuses on and exclusively meets the critical needs for babies from newborn to 24 months.

Angels placed its first baby in 1999 and this year will celebrate its 10th year of rescuing babies who have fallen victim to neglect and abuse.

Learn more about Angels at www.angelsfoster.com.