Holiday party for Nassau foster kids
Nassau County hosts its 35th annual holiday party for children in foster care at the Uniondale Marriott. Volunteers had wrapped and collected more than 400 gifts for the children. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (Dec. 27, 2012) (December 27, 2012 6:25 PM)
In a ballroom filled with red, green and gold balloons, more than 300 Nassau foster children were treated to a holiday celebration held in their honor Thursday in Uniondale.
For the past 35 years the county's Department of Social Services and local volunteers have organized the holiday party for hundreds of children seeking adoption. About 320 Nassau children are in foster care, according...