Foster children need support amid pandemic

By Megan Wehring

DRIPPING SPRINGS – While the world may have fallen silent at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cry for help from children in foster care has increased.

“We already serve so many families in the margins,” said Susan Ramirez, founder of Austin Angels. “The pandemic has increased the amount of emergent requests and funding for families. A lot of our families need more support now more than ever so we’ve just been working overtime trying to fulfill needs and requests.”