{"id":22511,"date":"2025-11-02T13:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/22511\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:25:07","slug":"number-of-foster-parents-declining-in-southwestern-pennsylvania-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/22511\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of foster parents declining in Southwestern Pennsylvania | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer families are stepping up to foster, just as experts warn a surge of children could soon flood the system if the state and federal budget standoffs drag on.<\/p>\n<p>Allegheny County is now preparing for an increase in referrals to the Office of Children, Youth, and Families.<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201c!2C6?E2= DEC6DD \ud83d\ude00 2 3:8 AC65:4E@C @7 49:=5 &gt;2=EC62E&gt;6?E[\u201d D2:5 yF=:2 #6F36?[ 2? 25&gt;:?:DEC2E@C 7@C p==6896?J r@F?EJ\u2019D s6A2CE&gt;6?E @7 wF&gt;2? $6CG:46D] \u201cp?5 D@[ H96? 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