Updated January 31, 2019

In Giles County and throughout Tennessee there are approximately 8,000 children in need of a stable home. The Department of Children's Services is asking the governor for $78 million to serve that growing number.

According to the Tennessee Alliance for Kids,  the opioid crisis is a driving factor behind the uptick in children in foster care.  

The opioid crisis kills more people in Tennessee than traffic accidents. Three people die from overdoses every day in the state.

Since 2010 there has been a 51 percent increase in termination of parental rights, and a 56 percent increase in children waiting to be adopted.

The number of children in DCS custody is up 10.3 percent since 2016.

If interested in fostering a child, call 1-877-DCS-KID