It Takes A Village

Most recent stories in It Takes A Village

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Adoption and fostering are not the only options. It’s time to invest in kinship care

  The Guardian - Louise Tickle

  It’s a struggle to get vulnerable children adopted. Their relatives should be offered funding and practical help if they can provide homes The grandmother of Elsie Scully-Hicks, the 18-month-old girl murdered in Cardiff last year by one of her two adoptive fathers – who was convicted last month – …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  Common Sleep Issues in Adopted Children and How To Address Them

  adoption.com

  Sleep. One of the most beautiful words in the English language for a parent – but also one of...

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Dumped as a child with social services and abused within the care system, one man tells how Future Pathways has finally helped him

  dailyrecord.co.uk - Record Reporter

  WHEN Adam Cormack was 10 years old he was dumped on the pavement outside the social services in Edinburgh in the middle of the night. Life with his …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  The opioid crisis is straining the nation’s foster-care systems

  The Washington Post - Perry Stein and Lindsey Bever

  GREENBUSH, MAINE — Deb McLaughlin’s 3-year-old grandson climbed all over her, pleading to play trucks, restless as always. Her 1-year-old foster daughter, who had just woken from a midday nap, sat in her lap, wearing a frilly dress and an irresistible smile. At least McLaughlin doesn’t have to …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Father Figure: Decatur man serves as advocate for adopted and foster care children

  decaturdaily.com - Catherine Godbey Staff Writer

  A slideshow of faces — of adopted infants and toddlers across north Alabama — flickers through Doug Bachuss’ memory. The Decatur attorney calls the …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Last Ban on Gay and Lesbian Foster Parents Falls - with an Asterisk - Mombian

  mombian.com

  Yesterday, the Nebraska Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on “homosexuals” becoming foster parents, meaning that gay men and lesbians can now …