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How Businesses Can Get Started With Adoption Benefits
How adoptees, parents can access adoption support groups and mental health services
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Love Goes the Distance: Jermesha, Floyd and Jermain’s Story
Posted on April 29, 2022
Oregon For five long years, siblings Jermesha, Floyd and Jermain were without a safe, permanent home. They were placed in foster care as babies because of abuse, malnourishment and neglect. Unfortunately, Jermesha was separated from her younger brothers. Floyd and Jermain would often go more than a
Investments being made for foster youth in Mississippi
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Expands Foster Care Adoption Program Statewide in Mississippi
Posted on April 27, 2022
Public-private partnership aims to find forever families for longest-waiting youth Jackson, Mississippi — On April 27, 2022, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption kicked off a new partnership with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS). This partnership expands Wendy’
Millions of dollars going to Mississippi children in foster care
An Unbreakable Bond: Dawson and Dalton’s Story
Posted on April 6, 2022
Florida A lot has changed since Dawson and Dalton were placed in foster care as young boys. Dalton, who has cerebral palsy and other medical diagnoses, often did not receive the care he needed. At 10 years old, he weighed just 44 pounds. Dawson worried constantly about his older brother. “I was alwa