<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Adoption.com News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com</link><description>Adoption.com News</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:16:09 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:16:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Eliada Home Thanks Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/eliada-home-thanks-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/eliada-home-thanks-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Eliada Home will hold a foster parent appreciation picnic at Carrier Park from 6-8 p.m. Monday. Eliada is holding the event to recognize and thank the people and families who open their...]]></description></item><item><title>A Labor of Love for Foster Mom</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/a-labor-of-love-for-foster-mom</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/a-labor-of-love-for-foster-mom</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Donated organs could go to as many as eight people. It's a special gift a Bellevue family understands all too well. They''ve taken in foster children, many who need medical help....]]></description></item><item><title>Step Up to Help Foster Youth</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/step-up-to-help-foster-youth</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/step-up-to-help-foster-youth</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[What dreams do we have for our children? What future do we seek to chart for them? What supports do we endeavor to give them as they transition into adulthood? When we address these straightforward...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Needed</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-needed-2</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-needed-2</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Kalamazoo's Family and Children Services could use your help. Foster parents are in great demand. "If someone's interested in becoming a foster parent, they can contact our office...]]></description></item><item><title>Racine Family Club Provides Support for Local Parents and Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/racine-family-club-provides-support-for-local-parents-and-kids</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/racine-family-club-provides-support-for-local-parents-and-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[After her first child, Gavin, was born, Kristen Fox found herself in the same situation as a lot of new mothers. A Racine native, Fox, 34, had left her job as a hair stylist to stay home with...]]></description></item><item><title>Do You Have Your Foster Care License?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/do-you-have-your-foster-care-license</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/do-you-have-your-foster-care-license</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[At our three year post placement for AJ we turned in the last of our Foster Care paperwork for the foster care bi-annual check-up. In order to adopt a child in the state of Illinois...]]></description></item><item><title>DCF Settlement Calls for More Foster Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/dcf-settlement-calls-for-more-foster-families</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/dcf-settlement-calls-for-more-foster-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[In the latest development in a nearly 20-year battle, a federal judge approved a settlement Thursday that orders the state to recruit more foster families to help troubled children and...]]></description></item><item><title>Governor Signs Pair of Foster Care Transition Bills</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/governor-signs-pair-of-foster-care-transition-bills</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/governor-signs-pair-of-foster-care-transition-bills</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Teen parents in foster care would have the right to consult their court-appointed attorneys before they agree to place their own children into foster care or under a supervised program...]]></description></item><item><title>Thousands of Kids to Be Homeless?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/thousands-of-kids-to-be-homeless</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/thousands-of-kids-to-be-homeless</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The futures of thousands of children nationwide could be bleak, due to state budget cuts across the country which could slash funds for child welfare services and foster care programs....]]></description></item><item><title>City Starts Search 'Parties' to Recruit Foster Families for Teens</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/city-starts-search-parties-to-recruit-foster-families-for-teens</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/city-starts-search-parties-to-recruit-foster-families-for-teens</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Valerie Benton whipped up banana custard for dessert, baked up her special chicken wings and had plenty of Cherry 7-Up for her bash in the South Bronx. She wanted her neighbors happy...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Carers Lament Lack of Support</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-carers-lament-lack-of-support</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:27:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-carers-lament-lack-of-support</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Southland Foster Carers Association chairman Pita Dawson said at the organisation's annual general meeting last week there was a feeling of neglect among many Southland foster carers because...]]></description></item><item><title>Opal Lovern, 89, Made a Loving, Caring Home for Foster Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/opal-lovern-89-made-a-loving-caring-home-for-foster-babies</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/opal-lovern-89-made-a-loving-caring-home-for-foster-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Rearing three sons wasn't enough mothering for Opal Lovern. As a foster mother, she provided a loving beginning for 98 newborns. She was a disciplinarian who operated her day on a schedule and...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Face Potential State Budget Cuts</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-face-potential-state-budget-cuts</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:32:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-face-potential-state-budget-cuts</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Enjoying the summer afternoon in his Live Oak backyard, Roy Hansen is a hard-working father of ten. Three of them foster kids he recently adopted and one other a current foster child....]]></description></item><item><title>Rolling Meadows Couple Foster-Parented 87 Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/rolling-meadows-couple-foster-parented-87-babies</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:12:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/rolling-meadows-couple-foster-parented-87-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For nearly 25 years, the Rolling Meadows home of Kenneth and Dolores Johnson was a safe haven for newborns and abused infants, unable to return to their own families. From 1970 to the...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Families Fight to Stay Intact</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-families-fight-to-stay-intact</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-families-fight-to-stay-intact</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The call this spring devastated Terry McRae. A caseworker told the Gastonia foster mother she would have to give up one of her foster children because of a new state rule limiting...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care Innovator Earns Jefferson Award</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-innovator-earns-jefferson-award</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-innovator-earns-jefferson-award</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Lia Rowley of Sonoma County came up with an innovative concept for foster care: an idyllic community where children are raised by surrogate grandparents and groups of siblings are allowed to stay...]]></description></item><item><title>Increased Payments for Foster Carers</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/increased-payments-for-foster-carers</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/increased-payments-for-foster-carers</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The South Australian Government is increasing payments to foster carers in a bid to attract more people into the role. Families and Communities Minister Jay...]]></description></item><item><title>Transitional Homes Invaluable to Children in Need</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/transitional-homes-invaluable-to-children-in-need</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/transitional-homes-invaluable-to-children-in-need</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Maureen Walls wants to be the old lady in the shoe. But while the Mother Goose character doesn’t know what to do with all her children, Walls knows exactly what she would do given...]]></description></item><item><title>Area Foster Care Parents Give from Their Hearts</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/area-foster-care-parents-give-from-their-hearts</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/area-foster-care-parents-give-from-their-hearts</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Tammy and Frank Spiker began their journey as foster care parents in 1986, giving love and support to 31 children that have passed through their doors. They adopted eight of those...]]></description></item><item><title>Couple's Heartache Leads to Blessing of Blended Family</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/couples-heartache-leads-to-blessing-of-blended-family</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:08:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/couples-heartache-leads-to-blessing-of-blended-family</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[When Lisa Vander Roest and Andrew Vander Maas, both of Dutch descent, met at Calvin College more than 19 years ago, they already had hearts wide open to the needs of America's children. Even before...]]></description></item><item><title>On Child's First Birthday, Foster Mother Makes Adoption Official</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/on-childs-first-birthday-foster-mother-makes-adoption-official</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:04:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/on-childs-first-birthday-foster-mother-makes-adoption-official</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Thursday was a special day for both mother and son, as a little boy marked his first year of life, and his foster mother made the adoption official. Zechariah has been living with Lisa Thomas...]]></description></item><item><title>Living Proof of Foster Families' Grace</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/living-proof-of-foster-families-grace</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:47:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/living-proof-of-foster-families-grace</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Nazareth High School students Jeanette Acker and Kendra Huseman originally thought their 4-H Club contest project would take two or three hours. They missed it by 97 hours....]]></description></item><item><title>Fostering Hope</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/fostering-hope</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:11:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/fostering-hope</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Let’s get this out right at the beginning because it takes a moment to sink in: Since 1975, Mary Anne Aikens has fostered 1,200 children. At 55, the San Francisco Bay Area transplant who...]]></description></item><item><title>Olean Alumni Honor Couple for Devotion to Family</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/olean-alumni-honor-couple-for-devotion-to-family</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:27:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/olean-alumni-honor-couple-for-devotion-to-family</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Yearbooks try to predict what the future will bring, "Most Likely to Succeed," for example, but no yearbook could have predicted what Joe Kayes, Olean High School Class of 1958...]]></description></item><item><title>Special Day Celebrates Those Giving Foster Care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/special-day-celebrates-those-giving-foster-care</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:20:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/special-day-celebrates-those-giving-foster-care</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Cradling a 5-month-old baby in her lap, Kathy Finley broke into a big grin as she explained why she and her husband care for other people's children who have nowhere else to go....]]></description></item><item><title>Outstanding Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/outstanding-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:20:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/outstanding-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For the past 20 years, nearly 90 kids have lived in the Welland home of Lynne and Maurice Leviqueur. Last night, Family and Children Services Niagara honoured the two foster parents with an...]]></description></item><item><title>She Was Mother to Many Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/she-was-mother-to-many-kids</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:20:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/she-was-mother-to-many-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[As much as people admired widow and single mom Margaret E. (Cusack) Donovan's elegant dress and dry sense of humour, there was something they admired even more about the grand old lady...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Recruited</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-recruited</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:20:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-recruited</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[On what is considered a "very quiet" day at the state Department of Social Services office in the city there are still two teenage boys sitting quietly in the lobby, simply because they...]]></description></item><item><title>Family Provides Foster Care for Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/family-provides-foster-care-for-babies</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:27:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/family-provides-foster-care-for-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Six years ago, Melissa Watson noticed something odd: a woman with disappearing babies. For a while, the woman carried an infant around at church, and then, one Sunday, her arms were empty....]]></description></item><item><title>Drive to Get More Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/drive-to-get-more-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:15:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/drive-to-get-more-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A drive to encourage more people to foster babies and pre-school children has been launched. Halton Fostering Service has seen a rise in newborn babies and pre-school children needing...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Homes Need Donations for Upgrades</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-homes-need-donations-for-upgrades</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-homes-need-donations-for-upgrades</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Volunteers are transforming two foster group homes in need of a facelift, but they could use a bit more community generosity. Donations are coming in for the Agape Transitional Homes from...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parent Works with Difficult Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parent-works-with-difficult-kids</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parent-works-with-difficult-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[When T.J. was 2 years old, his mother died of a drug overdose and his father was in prison. He was a difficult child, spending the next two years in eight foster homes. Then he was placed with...]]></description></item><item><title>Barbres Receive Foster Parent Honors from UMCH</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/barbres-receive-foster-parent-honors-from-umch</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:29:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/barbres-receive-foster-parent-honors-from-umch</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Last month was Foster Parent Appreciation Month in the state of Illinois, and in conjunction with celebrating its first annual Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner for professional...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Families Play Crucial Role</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-families-play-crucial-role</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:20:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-families-play-crucial-role</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Serving as foster parents is not for everyone. Raising children takes a great deal of commitment and energy, and foster parents may encounter all manner of unexpected "baggage" brought by their foster...]]></description></item><item><title>Supermom - Polly Bowes-Howell Fosters More than 50 Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/supermom-polly-bowes-howell-fosters-more-than-50-kids</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:16:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/supermom-polly-bowes-howell-fosters-more-than-50-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Woburn Abbey. The name at the entrance to the property harks back to an old English manor with draughty walls and ineffective fireplaces. But the name belies the love and warmth inside....]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care Up in Jamaica</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-up-in-jamaica</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:20:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-up-in-jamaica</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Statistics reveal that as at April 2008, there were 805 foster parents across the island, up from the 785 who were in the system up to April 2007. The CDA, which is responsible for children...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Fathers Share Joys of Extended Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-fathers-share-joys-of-extended-families</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:41:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-fathers-share-joys-of-extended-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For James Naylor, there is no such thing as a family that is too big. Always looking to help others, Naylor became a foster father two years ago. Since then, he and his wife, Teresa...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care Reimbursement Up 5%</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-reimbursement-up-5</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:22:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-reimbursement-up-5</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Foster families in Milwaukee County have received a 5% bump in their reimbursement rate and can expect another increase next year, although the overall amounts still fall short of the...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Mom to 1,200 Found Her Calling in Life</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-to-1-200-found-her-calling-in-life</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:16:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-to-1-200-found-her-calling-in-life</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Let's get this out right at the beginning because it takes a moment to sink in: Since 1975, Mary Anne Aikens has fostered 1,200 children. At 55, the Bay Area transplant who lives in Natomas...]]></description></item><item><title>N.B. Foster Families are Dedicated</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/nb-foster-families-are-dedicated</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/nb-foster-families-are-dedicated</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[It's a responsibility that comes with challenges and tribulations, but for Riverview's Diana Lutes, getting involved in the foster parent program has been a commitment with far more...]]></description></item><item><title>FLDS Couple Challenging Texas to Win Full Rights</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/flds-couple-challenging-texas-to-win-full-rights</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/flds-couple-challenging-texas-to-win-full-rights</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Attorneys for an FLDS couple are frustrated over a breakdown of negotiations involving their custody case. Joseph and Lori Jessop will be back in court Monday to ask a judge to...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care Increasing Rapidly</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-increasing-rapidly</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:54:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-increasing-rapidly</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Edinburg resident Crystal Sutherlin spent her teens in foster care. Now 25, she wants to become a foster parent herself. "I think I'll be a good mom," says Sutherlin, who attended a meeting for...]]></description></item><item><title>Becoming a Foster Parent ‘Demanding’</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/-3770</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:47:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/-3770</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Potential foster parents need to complete pre-service training and an extensive application process before they’ll be licensed to welcome a displaced child into their home....]]></description></item><item><title>Monrovia Couple Named Outstanding Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/monrovia-couple-named-outstanding-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/monrovia-couple-named-outstanding-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Sue and Randy Lindauere of Monrovia were honored, along with other foster parents from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., at a recent ceremony. The Metropolitan Washington Council of...]]></description></item><item><title>Families Needed to Foster Teens</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/families-needed-to-foster-teens</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/families-needed-to-foster-teens</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Livingston County needs more foster and adoptive homes for teens and foster parent Pat Medrick wants to encourage families to consider that role. Medrick has been a foster parent for more than...]]></description></item><item><title>Webster Couple Cooked Up a Lovely Life</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/webster-couple-cooked-up-a-lovely-life</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:26:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/webster-couple-cooked-up-a-lovely-life</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[We met in 1954 at Webster High School in bookkeeping class. When friends arranged a double-date picnic, Joe Obbie and I started a life together that would often revolve around the theme...]]></description></item><item><title>Labor of Love- Foster Parents Share Stories, Need</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/labor-of-love-foster-parents-share-stories-need</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/labor-of-love-foster-parents-share-stories-need</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A family portrait on the mantel picturing mom, dad and the kids is common in many homes. Few have portraits, though, to rival those of the Mabary and McKibben families, whose 30 to 40...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Honored</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-honored</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:06:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-honored</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Gabby Lliles was placed into foster care about 25 years ago. Today, she and her husband Carlos were honored for what they have done in the foster care system. The pair is among the couples...]]></description></item><item><title>Need for Foster Parents Increasing Rapidly</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/need-for-foster-parents-increasing-rapidly</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:45:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/need-for-foster-parents-increasing-rapidly</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Edinburg resident Crystal Sutherlin spent her teens in foster care. Now 25, she wants to become a foster parent herself. "I think I'll be a good mom," says Sutherlin, who attended a meeting for...]]></description></item><item><title>Would-Be Parents Must Quit Ciggies to Get Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/would-be-parents-must-quit-ciggies-to-get-kids</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:28:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/would-be-parents-must-quit-ciggies-to-get-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Smokers are to be banned from adopting or fostering children under the age of five. The controversial move will affect all new candidates and existing carers in South Lanarkshire....]]></description></item><item><title>Praise for Foster Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/praise-for-foster-families</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:03:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/praise-for-foster-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[More than 200 children in Etowah County are in foster care. Mommy and Daddy can’t or won’t take care of them. Some have been abused. Most have been exposed to drug and alcohol abuse....]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Mom: I'm Worried About The Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-im-worried-about-the-kids</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:50:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-im-worried-about-the-kids</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[El Paso County's Department of Human Services faces a $2 million cut - a move that has one foster parent worried about the repercussions children will face. County Commissioners made the move in...]]></description></item><item><title>Cookout Honors Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/cookout-honors-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:15:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/cookout-honors-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[As the month of May, recognized as Foster Parents Awareness Month, wound down Saturday, Seraaj Family Homes of Gadsden spotlighted its foster parents and expressed appreciation with a cookout....]]></description></item><item><title>Family Has Room for Four More Teens</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/family-has-room-for-four-more-teens</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/family-has-room-for-four-more-teens</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[They've been called "The Brady Bunch." But unlike the iconic '70s sitcom, the Rodriguez family of Highland is real. Julio and Betty Rodriguez, who already have three biological...]]></description></item><item><title>San Mateo County Hunts for More Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/san-mateo-county-hunts-for-more-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:02:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/san-mateo-county-hunts-for-more-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Judy Quinlan-Jasper has spent the last three years of her life tending to some of the most abused, neglected and traumatized children in the county. As a new foster parent, she has seen...]]></description></item><item><title>More Families Needed to Provide Children with Foster Homes</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/more-families-needed-to-provide-children-with-foster-homes</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:58:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/more-families-needed-to-provide-children-with-foster-homes</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[There are over a half million children in foster care homes across the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but Somerset County officials who deal...]]></description></item><item><title>Once a Foster Child, Now a Proud Mother</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/once-a-foster-child-now-a-proud-mother</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:44:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/once-a-foster-child-now-a-proud-mother</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Trista Miller is settled in to her apartment: the fish have a home, the dog keeps her company and now they're all expecting some excitement. "This is what my little guy will...]]></description></item><item><title>Arlingtonians Win Regional Honors for Adoption Efforts</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/arlingtonians-win-regional-honors-for-adoption-efforts</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:36:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/arlingtonians-win-regional-honors-for-adoption-efforts</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Lawrence (Lin) and Claudia Peacock of Arlington were two of 11 foster parents from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia to win special recognition, as the...]]></description></item><item><title>Call For Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/call-for-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/call-for-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Wiltshire is desperately short of foster parents, says the county council. Officials have started a campaign urging people who are interested in helping children at risk to get in touch....]]></description></item><item><title>She's Played Mom to 80 Babies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/shes-played-mom-to-80-babies</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:55:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/shes-played-mom-to-80-babies</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Carla Bennett really likes what she does, which is to have babies. She has had 80 - not given birth to them, just had them. She's a volunteer cradle mom with Adoption Options, a private...]]></description></item><item><title>Columbia County Looking for Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/columbia-county-looking-for-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:50:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/columbia-county-looking-for-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Darlyn DeYoung has seven and a half grandchildren (one is on the way), but she has been a parent to 100 kids. "I like little kids," she said. DeYoung and her husband, Harold, are...]]></description></item><item><title>East Hazel Crest Couple Wins Award for Foster Parenting</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/east-hazel-crest-couple-wins-award-for-foster-parenting</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/east-hazel-crest-couple-wins-award-for-foster-parenting</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[When Raymond and Gladys Gray accepted the Rose Love Memorial African-American Foster Parent Appreciation Award on May 5, they looked out at the audience to find their "biggest rewards of...]]></description></item><item><title>More Cash for Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/more-cash-for-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:37:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/more-cash-for-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The Alberta government announced more money last week to help foster parents provide safe, healthy and stable homes for children and youth. The $4.1-million increase covers new compensation...]]></description></item><item><title>Franklin Couple Opens Home to 18 Foster Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/franklin-couple-opens-home-to-18-foster-children</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/franklin-couple-opens-home-to-18-foster-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Home is where the heart is. This mantra couldn't ring truer for Franklin couple Gale and Cindy Wilson. The Wilsons' home has become the residence of many hearts over the past 11 years, including...]]></description></item><item><title>Strong Need for Foster Parents in CNY</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/strong-need-for-foster-parents-in-cny</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/strong-need-for-foster-parents-in-cny</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[May is National Foster Parent Appreciation Month. And here in the Syracuse area, there's a need for more people to step up as foster parents. The Witt-Hofts are foster parents to...]]></description></item><item><title>Caring Couple Foster 100 Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/caring-couple-foster-100-children</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:18:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/caring-couple-foster-100-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Most people would baulk at the thought of welcoming 100 foster children into their home. But for Ron and Barbara Parsons it is saying goodbye to them that is the hard part. “There is always a tear...]]></description></item><item><title>Lynn Man Honored for Foster Care Work</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/lynn-man-honored-for-foster-care-work</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:15:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/lynn-man-honored-for-foster-care-work</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Lynn resident Paul Koppenhaver works every weekday with children in the Lawrence public schools and still has time to care for kids in his licensed foster home. State Human Services...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Fill Void</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-fill-void</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:09:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-fill-void</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[As foster parents, Brent and Marcy Hoggard have endured almost everything. They've cared for children who were dropped off at their house at 3:30 in the morning, a child who didn't...]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption of Girl Leads to Fostering of Other Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/adoption-of-girl-leads-to-fostering-of-other-children</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:06:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/adoption-of-girl-leads-to-fostering-of-other-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Paulette and George Yoshida keep a firm grip on discipline and maintain a strong faith in God when opening their home to children with nowhere else to go. The Yoshidas marked their first 10...]]></description></item><item><title>Stability and Hope to 92 Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/stability-and-hope-to-92-children</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:02:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/stability-and-hope-to-92-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Suzanne Stevens, 55, has had a hand in raising 92 children in a 12-year period. That comprises two of her own, eight adopted special-needs kids and 82 foster children. And if that's not enough, she and her...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parenting a Challenging Job</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parenting-a-challenging-job</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:18:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parenting-a-challenging-job</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. KidsPeace, a national children’s crisis charity based in Pennsylvania, notes that more than 600,000 children in the United States need...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-22</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:13:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-22</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Hello outdoorsmen and women. With spring here and summer just around the corner, wildlife are now having their young. Often we find baby birds in our yards, which may lead some folks to think...]]></description></item><item><title>Local Couples Saluted by DSS for Caring for Foster Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-couples-saluted-by-dss-for-caring-for-foster-children</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:07:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-couples-saluted-by-dss-for-caring-for-foster-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The state Department of Social Services is honoring four South Shore couples among nearly 50 statewide for their dedication as foster parents. These people often take in children from...]]></description></item><item><title>Living, Giving and Getting with Foster Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/living-giving-and-getting-with-foster-children</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:02:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/living-giving-and-getting-with-foster-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[At first, opening her home to a troubled child was something she did to ward off loneliness. When Griselda Alfonseca's son went to college seven years ago, she was left alone in a three-story...]]></description></item><item><title>Jackals' GM Recognized for Foster Parenting Efforts</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/jackals-gm-recognized-for-foster-parenting-efforts</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 14:13:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/jackals-gm-recognized-for-foster-parenting-efforts</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The Elmira Jackals, proud member of the ECHL, are pleased to announce that general manager Robbie Nichols, and his wife, Nellie, were one of three recipients of the Life Saver Award for...]]></description></item><item><title>Finding Foster Parents Vital</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/finding-foster-parents-vital</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:42:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/finding-foster-parents-vital</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[This past Mother’s Day a Cle Elum woman walked three blocks from her home to another house, knocked on the door — and handed a vase of roses to the woman who answered. It was a gesture both simple...]]></description></item><item><title>Tuckers Named Foster Parents of the Year</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/tuckers-named-foster-parents-of-the-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:31:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/tuckers-named-foster-parents-of-the-year</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Almost nothing is more needful of love and care than a child. And sometimes, parents can’t provide that care. For that reason, we have foster parents. But one thing does need greater care...]]></description></item><item><title>Local Foster Families Honored During National Foster Care Month</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-foster-families-honored-during-national-foster-care-month</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 14:22:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-foster-families-honored-during-national-foster-care-month</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Marion County Children Services honored its 26 families who are currently serving as licensed foster care providers recently at a meeting of the Marion County Board of Commissioners....]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parent Still Waiting for Visit</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parent-still-waiting-for-visit</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:45:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parent-still-waiting-for-visit</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[It's been four years since the Cree Nation Child and Family Caring Agency took over the file of Bonnie Smith's foster child. In all those years, Smith has never had a social worker visit...]]></description></item><item><title>New Campaign Targets Foster Carers</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/new-campaign-targets-foster-carers</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/new-campaign-targets-foster-carers</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[AsWiltshire County Council launches a new recruitment campaign called All our children are different, all our children are special, she urged family-orientated people to consider giving it a go....]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Fill Special Roles</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-fill-special-roles</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:10:06 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-fill-special-roles</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[There is a small, dedicated group of people in Jefferson County county that makes a great impact on the lives of children. The county’s 24 foster homes provide...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care in Franklin County</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-in-franklin-county</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:28:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-in-franklin-county</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Harris wants to send a message that kids are not "born bad," and sometimes all they need is for someone to show they care. That's one of the reasons she became a foster parent, she said...]]></description></item><item><title>County in Need of More Foster Homes</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/county-in-need-of-more-foster-homes</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:27:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/county-in-need-of-more-foster-homes</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[John and Diane Courtright of Rayland became involved in foster parenting six years ago because they love children being in their home. They told Children Services Division caseworkers at...]]></description></item><item><title>Wilmington Foster Parents Honored</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/wilmington-foster-parents-honored</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:23:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/wilmington-foster-parents-honored</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) celebrated National Foster Care Month by honoring...]]></description></item><item><title>DSS Hosts Picnic to Thank Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/dss-hosts-picnic-to-thank-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:12:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/dss-hosts-picnic-to-thank-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Aiken County Department of Social Services Friday said thank you to what the system calls its most valuable resources -- foster parents. DSS officials organized games for children, cooked hamburgers...]]></description></item><item><title>County Reaches Out to Potential Foster Parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/county-reaches-out-to-potential-foster-parents</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:36:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/county-reaches-out-to-potential-foster-parents</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Area foster children planted snapdragon and zinnia seeds in clay pots, while officials planted the seed of being a foster parent in adults attending a resource and recruitment fair on Saturday....]]></description></item><item><title>KDHE Updating Regulations for Foster Care Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/kdhe-updating-regulations-for-foster-care-families</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:25:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/kdhe-updating-regulations-for-foster-care-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[With running a day care, Tasha Wertin’s home is already under the microscope. As a foster care parent with her husband, Henry Wertin, it gets an even closer examination. This spring the Wertins...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Parents Help Keep Kids in Meigs</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-help-keep-kids-in-meigs</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:17:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-parents-help-keep-kids-in-meigs</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Emergencies never happen when it's convenient and when they happen to children in Meigs County who require foster care, where do those children go? Currently the Meigs County Department...]]></description></item><item><title>Concurrent Planning in Foster Care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/concurrent-planning-in-foster-care</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:57:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/concurrent-planning-in-foster-care</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Ten years since it arrived in the UK, concurrent planning is making progress as a means of fostering and adoption. Helen Mooney reports...We have overcome our sceptics in the fact...]]></description></item><item><title>Adair: In Desperate Need of Foster Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/adair-in-desperate-need-of-foster-families</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:48:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/adair-in-desperate-need-of-foster-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[At a time that awareness of child abuse is at a pinnacle, and the Department of Social Services is justly criticized for mishandling some cases, it says something that the agency has to...]]></description></item><item><title>Southfield Woman Makes a Safe Place for Foster Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/southfield-woman-makes-a-safe-place-for-foster-children</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:26:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/southfield-woman-makes-a-safe-place-for-foster-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[They're teenage boys, so what do you expect? They wrestle and sometimes they crank their music up too loud, and no, you can't play soccer in the house! They're teenage boys from halfway around...]]></description></item><item><title>Foster Care Group Honors Mother and Pediatrician for Work</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-group-honors-mother-and-pediatrician-for-work</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:56:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-care-group-honors-mother-and-pediatrician-for-work</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A longtime foster mother and a pediatrician are being honored today for their contributions to the lives of foster children in Ventura County. Pattie Hunt, 49, of Oak View and...]]></description></item><item><title>CBI Goes after Foster Parents in Child Racket</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/cbi-goes-after-foster-parents-in-child-racket</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:45:22 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/cbi-goes-after-foster-parents-in-child-racket</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau in Tamil Nadu, which is investigating a child adoption racket that was busted by the city police in May 2005, will try to contact the foreign foster...]]></description></item><item><title>Millville Woman Mother to about 2,000 Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/millville-woman-mother-to-about-2-000-children</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:37:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/millville-woman-mother-to-about-2-000-children</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Unlike the nursery rhyme about the old woman who lived in a shoe and had a seemingly unwieldy number of children, Peggy Wade-Martin knows exactly what to do. It starts with lots of love; so much love...]]></description></item><item><title>Hunt on for More Foster Families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/hunt-on-for-more-foster-families</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:19:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/hunt-on-for-more-foster-families</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[Families across Wigan are being encouraged to foster a child - there is an estimated shortage of 10,000 carers across the UK, and the North West is the one of the worst-affected areas....]]></description></item><item><title>Local Woman Stresses Need for Foster Carers</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-woman-stresses-need-for-foster-carers</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:12:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/local-woman-stresses-need-for-foster-carers</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[A Bandbridge woman who has been fostering children for 34 years is highlighting the need for more carers throughout the area. Ruth Maxwell is urging local people to go along to the...]]></description></item><item><title>Fostering is 'The Best Job in the World'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/fostering-is-the-best-job-in-the-world</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/fostering-is-the-best-job-in-the-world</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[When Janie Ashton and her husband Jeff discovered that they could not have children of their own, they still felt they had a lot to offer a child, especially one that had not had the best...]]></description></item><item><title>Garfield County Recognizes Families that Help Bring Sunshine to Others</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/garfield-county-recognizes-families-that-help-bring-sunshine-to-others</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:04:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/garfield-county-recognizes-families-that-help-bring-sunshine-to-others</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[There are few foster care families in Garfield County. But for the few who take children into their homes, county officials wanted to show them their appreciation over the weekend during...]]></description></item><item><title>Saluting Mothers — Our Heroes</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/-3397</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/-3397</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[For their unconditional love, untiring dedication and altruism, mothers are society's heroes whose deeds are remembered long after they are gone. Mothers assume many roles in the course of their...]]></description></item><item><title>Modern Motherhood: Mom Took Unconventional Road</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/modern-motherhood-mom-took-unconventional-road</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:44:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/modern-motherhood-mom-took-unconventional-road</guid><author>AdoptionNews</author><description><![CDATA[The Macefield household was abustle with activity Wednesday with the jostling and chatter of four children and the comings and goings of various pets. At the center of the whirl sat Kathy...]]></description></item></channel></rss>