Riverside County celebrates local foster families
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors and child advocates recognized local foster families who offer love and stability to children in crisis, and they appealed for more families to open their homes to local youth in need.“Being a foster parent is something I feel called to do while I am here on Earth,” Tyrone Stafford, single dad, 31, said.He adopted a son, who is now five years old. He also fosters four children between the ages of five and 11. A former foster youth himself, Stafford said he was determined to become a role model for children whose lives have been disrupted by abuse, neglect or abandonment.“I wanted to beat the odds and show that a foster male could grow up and be an example for others,” Stafford, one local foster parent reco