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New Foster Care Program Trains Parents

Shared Family Care is an innovative foster care program in Milwaukee that helps families become self-sufficient. Both parents and children are placed in the homes of people in the community who mentor them, and help provide the skills and discipline they need to become responsible citizens. Member station WUWM's Marti Mikkelson reports.

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