By Mirah Riben Most of us have heard, seen or read about a six-year-old girl named Lexi who was ordered to be taken from those who fostered her for the past four years in Santa Clarita, California. The court of public opinion and social media are sympathetic and supportive of Lexi’s foster parents, Rusty and Summer Page. This is very understandable since the Pages have seemingly done nothing but provide…
By Mirah Riben Repairing Broken Adoptions: Symposium Brings Together Leading Child Welfare and Legal Advocates to Address Permanency for Foster Youth For many young people who are adopted out of the foster care system, the promise of a “forever family” is an illusion. In New York City, anecdotal data from child advocates suggests that thousands of children adopted out of foster care end up displaced from their adoptive home. This…
WHEN: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Church of the Savior 2537 Lee Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
WHO: Anyone interested in making a difference to a youth in foster care by becoming a Mentor
CONTACT: amy.lomis@adoptionnetwork.org
FEE: NONE
Please don’t allow the original purpose of “National Adoption Month” be upstaged by the people who profit from the sale of children. Approximately 100,000 kids who can’t return home need some one who really cares about what happens to them
Children and young people of all ages are in need of a foster home, but some people seem apprehensive about fostering a teenager.
WHO: Foster Family-based Treatment Organization
WHEN: 07/28/2013 – 07/31/2013
WHERE: Gaylord Opryland® Resort & Convention Center Nashville, TN