Fairfax County Department of Family
Services
12011 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
For more information, contact: Leah Klass, 703-324-7873, TTY
703-222-9452
for Foster Children in Fairfax County
For Immediate Release - July 6, 2004
Come participate in Butterfly Days, a new community awareness project to educate Fairfax County residents about the hundreds of children in Fairfax County's foster care program. School-aged children around the county are hand decorating butterflies to represent the 477 children in foster care in the county. The butterflies are then hung on trees placed throughout the county to raise awareness about these children and to encourage more people to consider joining the remarkable group of citizens who serve as foster parents in our community.
"Foster parents give these children an opportunity to develop into happy, healthy, beautiful individuals," says Carolyn Fowler, Program Manager, Fairfax County Foster Care and Adoption.
The community is invited to help create more butterflies at Springfield Mall on Saturdays, July 17th, 24th, and 31st, from 10am-7pm. Art supplies will be provided. Visit the butterfly trees and learn more about the county's foster care program from Fairfax County staff on those days.
For more information about the Fairfax County foster care program and to learn how you can help, call 703-324-7639, TTY 703-222-9452.
Fairfax County is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination
in all county programs, services and activities
and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
To request special accommodations, call 703-324-3535 or Virginia Relay
711.