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May 07, 2010 @ 10:44am CDT, by Dia Sawyer
LOVED Project Adoption Picnic to be held in June!
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April 17, 2008 @ 12:29pm CDT
Story Date:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
by Karin Hill
At Adoption Coalition meeting, stories told to those considering
JONESBORO — Carrie Elam knows that adopting a child can be a long, difficult and frustrating process. But after adding to her own family through adoption, she has come to a positive conclusion.
“You only have to look at our two boys to know that it’s absolutely worth it,” she said Wednesday. |
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April 17, 2008 @ 12:02pm CDT
Diana Davis Reports...
Arkansas Children Aging Out of Foster Care: Is State Support Enough?
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April 17, 2008 07:51 AM CDT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - No call at Christmas. No one to wish you a Happy Birthday. No one to ask advice about life's toughest decisions.
Children who age out of Arkansas's foster care system without ever being adopted face an uphill battle at best. Others face what they feel is a roller-coaster ride out of control.
Ashley Koettel wishes her life would be as smooth as the manicures she's learning to give as a cosmetology student. But, life hasn't exactly been fair. |
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March 09, 2008 @ 04:02pm CDT
Sunday, March 9, 2008
by Maria Flora
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State’s foster children could use more help
The state is not doing all it can to find permanent homes for children in foster care, according to a study released this week.
An increasing number leave the system at age 18 without ever having been permanently adopted. They often don’t complete high school and face increased risks of becoming young parents, being homeless and criminal activities, according to the study, “Finding a Family for a Lifetime: Aging Out of the Foster Care System,” by the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. | |
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March 05, 2008 @ 01:01pm CST
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Feb 29, 2008 05:51 PM CST
 Jonesboro, AR - Will Carter Reports
DHS Holds Hearing About Adoption Process
JONESBORO (KAIT)-The DHS hearing in Jonesboro started just after one on Friday afternoon.
Joining the department were dozens of people from different agencies and even a few who have been having problems with the adoption process.
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March 05, 2008 @ 08:12am CST
Ark. Foster Kids "Aging Out" And On Their Own
Many foster kids turn 18 without ever finding a permanent home, and that can have devastating consequences. The term being used is "aging out" of the system, and every year hundreds of kids leave the care of the state to tackle life on their own. At least one advocacy group fears many aren't prepared.
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February 25, 2008 @ 08:39pm CST, by Diana Davis
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - You may never see their faces. Abused or neglected children taken from their parents. Parents sometimes caught up in drugs or trouble with the law. They're placed into foster care and many are put up for adoption. They are precious children caught up in a system that's supposed to help them... But is it? |
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October 29, 2007 @ 04:16pm CDT, by Keith Boles
JONESBORO - Right now, there are over six thousand children in need of good foster families and over 400 children waiting to be adopted but the paperwork and the process can be lengthy and frustrating at times. |
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May 16, 2007 @ 04:12pm CDT, by Angie Dickson
Jonesboro -- The newly formed Craighead County Adoption Coalition is trying to reach out to potential foster families and adoptive parents. The group is introducing a new traveling exhibit called "The Heart Gallery." It's an exhibit of seventeen photos of children currently in the foster family and available for adoption. Statewide, there are around 450 children available for adoption. Jonesboro's Gallery is the newest of three in Arkansas |
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March 22, 2007 @ 04:10pm CDT, by LeAnn Askins
JONESBORO -- As the adoption coalition continues to take shape in Northeast Arkansas, there have been some challenges along the way, members of the group learned Wednesday.
The group met at St. Bernards Auditorium to discuss the steps that have been taken to place more children with adoptive families since the adoption coalition was first organized in December. |
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