Several local media stories covered Foster Care Awareness Month.
- This KEYT story announced that the SB County Board of Supervisors had passed a resolution declaring May Foster Care Awareness Month, and recognizing the Scott foster family of Lompoc, and notes that DSS/CWS hopes more families will adopt.
- This Lompoc Record story covered it as well, and closed by telling people how to contact us to become resource families.
- This Noozhawk story covered a foster family & friends picnic and mentioned the DSS/CWS contribution.
- The Independent had nice coverage of the "Reaching for the Stars" fundraiser for the Channel Islands YMCA's Youth & Family Services program, which operates four core programs that serve homeless and at-risk youth and young adults; the piece noted their collaborations with DSS/CWS.
