Governor seeks 1,000 foster parents

As horrific child abuse cases from Baltimore City grab headlines, Gov. Martin O?Malley is launching a new campaign aimed at recruiting 1,000 foster parents across Maryland by 2010.

“Foster homes, foster parents are really the first line of defense when it comes to protecting vulnerable children,” O?Malley told The Examiner. “In the absence of foster homes, we can?t make the first meaningful intervention.”