78-Year-Old Woman Fosters More Than 80 Infants Over 34 Years: 'God's Handed Me a Gift'
Mar. 16, 2025“This is what God’s handed me a gift to do,” Owens — a retired grocery department manager — toldKPIX.
As of September 2019, there were30,626 babies under the age of 1 in foster care, making up a total of 7 percent of all children in the system, according to the U.S. Administration for Children and Families. The average age of people in foster care is about 8 years old, while the infant Owens most recently took in is just 7 weeks old.
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Despite so many years having passed, she said she still remembers all the babies she’s cared for, including three sets of twins.
“It’s a challenging job,” Owens told KPIX, “but very rewarding.”
source: people.com
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