The Elmore County Department of Human Resources is trying to help parents learn all the aspects of the foster care system.
Potential foster parents are already signing up for the required foster parenting classes, which began Tuesday at the Elmore County DHR office located at 73932 Tallassee Hwy. in Wetumpka.
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