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Nebraska Foster Parent of the Month – January 2025

By January 15, 2025No Comments

Dean Shafer did not plan on becoming a foster parent until a young person in his family needed a safe and healthy place to call home. Dean did not hesitate on opening his home and the child has been living with him and thriving since.

Dean is passionate about being a good role model to her and his son and believes in teaching by example. Dean is honest, hard working, kind spirted and will do anything to help the children around him succeed and he loves a good teaching moment, taking time to really explain and show something to a child that he or she is interested in. Dean said that the best part about fostering is seeing the smile and happiness the child shows. TFI is thankful to have a foster parents like Dean Shafer!