Take a Story Stroll this Mother's Day Weekend, Celebrate Foster Care

March 23, 2022

Port St. Lucie -

Kick off your Mother’s Day weekend this year at CCKids’ 1K for Kids, from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 7, at Port St. Lucie’s Hillmore Lake Park.

While you’re there, take the Story Stroll, a 1K walk along a tree-lined trail dotted with the stories and videos of children and families of the local foster-care community.

It’s all in celebration of National Foster Care Month, said Jerra Wisecup, Licensing and Caregiver Support Specialist for CCKids, the nonprofit organization that oversees the child-welfare community in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.

“We want our community to know the children and families who make up foster care,” Wisecup said. “Their stories are worth telling, and we think we’ve created the perfect interactive experience to share them.”

The first 100 people to register for the walk will receive a free foster-care awareness tee-shirt the day of the event. And anyone interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent will have the opportunity to connect with a recruitment specialist.

The 1K Story Stroll is a little more than half a mile, but the total trail is 1.27 miles for those who want to keep going. Hillmore Park also offers a passive fitness station and two observation/fishing decks extending out over the lake.

If you’re interested in signing up, please register by clicking the 1K for Kids banner on our website or register directly here.

Pictured above are CCKids staff beginning their stroll at last year's 1K for Kids.