We are Kathleen and Robert Raskin of Las Vegas, and today we are happy to bring you a bit of good news about the future of foster children in America. Kentucky children who are placed into foster care together as sibling groups may have a better alternative in the near future, because Sunset Children’s Services of Louisville has plans to open a new foster care facility that is based upon a visionary model that will keep vulnerable children together with their siblings.

Sunrise is the state’s largest private foster care provider, housing a total of 9,000+ foster kids. The president of the organization, Dale Shuttles, said, “We often see sibling groups broken apart physically and emotionally by separate foster placements because homes aren’t large enough to house them together.”

Splitting sibling groups apart during a time when these children need each other more than ever is a common practice in foster care due to a lack of available space. Sunrise is addressing this issue by developing a portion of a 130-acre farm so it will have two five-bedroom foster care facilities on the grounds. This was made possible thanks to a generous land donation from educator Judy Huls Singleton.

Solid Rock Children’s Ranch will provide a safe and nurturing environment for children in need. The children will be introduced to cutting-edge animal and plant therapies that can help ground them while they are in transition and improve their outcomes. We need more innovative, generous, and forward-thinking people like these who are willing to step-up to the plate for these kids, and we are glad to see Kentucky has so many good people who are doing just that.