Connecticut has reduced its foster care population by a third since 2019. Here's how.

Tai Thergood wanted to be what he never had growing up — a present father, involved in his children's lives. But he says he had a lot to learn about being a dad.

Tai Thergood desperately wanted to be what he says he never had growing up — a present father, actively involved in his children's lives. But he would be the first to admit he had a lot to learn about how to be a dad. 

Over nearly a decade, Thergood had repeated interactions with Connecticut’s foster care system.

“It was a horror, it was the worst experience ever,” Thergood said. “It was one of the most embarrassing things.”

Today, he’s reunited with his son and daughter. And now the agency that once investigated him relies on him to help train other fathers. 

“It’s proof of being able to make beauty out of chaos,” Thergood said. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/connecticut-reduced-foster-care-population-third-2019-rcna51876

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