CARTAGENA (MURCIA), 8 (EUROPA PRESS)
Cartagena (Murcia) will host a national meeting of foster families from May 23 to 25 organized by the Association of Foster Families of the Region of Murcia (Afamu) and the State Association of Foster Care (Aseaf), in collaboration with the City Council and the Regional Government, as reported by municipal sources in a statement.
The event was presented by the Director General of Families, Childhood, and Conciliation, María Luisa Lozano; the Councilor for Social Policy, Cristina Mora, and the president of Afamu, Federico Padial, who outlined the program, which includes different round tables, exchange of experiences, workshops, and visits.
Lozano explained that «this is a very valuable meeting because it will allow us to share experiences and good practices of foster care, listen firsthand to the experiences of people who have lived in foster families, and, above all, create a space where foster families feel supported and recognized. It is also an opportunity for something fundamental.»
She made an appeal to society for more families to «open their homes to children and adolescents in need,» pointing out that currently «there are 661 minors in the Region in foster care, but more families are still needed to welcome minors who need an opportunity.»
For her part, Mora stressed that «Cartagena becomes the meeting point for foster families from all over Spain, thus reinforcing our commitment to children and adolescents.»
From Afamu, its president commented that «we will experience moments of coexistence, but we will also have technical sessions, technical sessions, where there will be presentations and workshops focused on the current challenges of foster care.»
«It will be an enriching space to strengthen the commitment to childhood and to make visible the value of welcoming from the heart and with respect for the diversity of the family. Any family that is a foster family, or that is interested in foster care, can attend the meeting,» Padial explained.
