North Carolina’s foster care system is seeing a sharp decline in foster homes — and that means more children could go without holiday gifts. The Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina hopes to change that with its “Holiday Hope” toy drive, supporting more than 1,000 foster kids this season. Gaile Osborne, Executive Director of the Foster Family Alliance of NC, talks with Jon Champion to explain how the community can make a difference.

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Back-to-school season is supposed to mean excitement: new teachers, new goals and the comfort of reuniting with classmates. But for too many foster youth, it means stepping into yet another unfamiliar classroom — often after being moved to a new placement.