Utah first lady Abby Cox took a leap forward Wednesday in her mission to transform Utah’s foster care systems — but continued success in boosting foster care depends on Utah communities, she said.

Utah’s first lady, in partnership with Utah Foster Care, hosted a joint press conference Wednesday to announce the statewide launch of Care Communities for foster families.

Care Communities is a program which builds volunteer groups of eight to 10 people who together surround a single foster family and provide support where it is needed, such as making meals, doing laundry and babysitting.

“When this idea of care communities was realized, and I started thinking about it, I thought, ‘If there is one place on earth that this can be done statewide, it would be right here in the state of Utah,’” C

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