On this National Foster Care Month, the Marin Foster Care Association says 35 percent of foster children are placed outside of Marin County because there aren't enough foster families to care for them.Once they age out of the system, it doesn't get any easier. But there are people who try to help. Carolyn Flannery helped one young adult unlock a new start in life by decorating that person's one-bedroom studio with love.
âSo far, the nonprofit's decorated nearly 2,000 households in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Solano and Sonoma counties.In the process, its saved 2,000 tons of furniture from the landfill. People can shop at the San Rafael warehouse by appointment only; profits go back into the program to fund necessities like mattresses and pillows.Make It Home's 100 volunteers turn empty spaces into comforting places.
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