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May is National Foster Care Month. In North Carolina, there are almost 11,000 children in the foster care system. While foster care placement is a necessary intervention for many families, a 2007 study at the MIT concluded that children have better life outcomes when they remain with their families. Listen to host Frank Stasio discuss the current state of the foster care system in North Carolina and what lies ahead. Guests include Ashley Rhodes-Courter, a former foster child and author; Jane Volland, director of the North Carolina Guardian Ad Litem program; Kevin Kelley, assistant section chief for Child Welfare in the Department Of Social Services.