Adoption agencies seeking volunteers to cuddle, nurture newborns babies

(FOX News) - Infants around the country need your cuddles and love!

Adoption agencies in many states are searching for temporary caregivers to nurture newborn babies as they await adoption.

Interim Care Provider, Lewis, relaxing with baby. #InterimCare

The little bundles of joy need some TLC during the first few weeks of their life, and there is currently a shortage of volunteers.

"Agencies are not exactly the best funded today, so volunteers are more important probably than they have ever been," Adam Pertman, president of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency, told ABC News. "All agencies over the years have certainly needed volunteers but … the need has grown. Volunteers have become more and more essential."

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