The Swanstone and Jacobs Family
Stephanie Swanstone and Michael Jacobs began fostering in 2016 in their little three bedroom home. They quickly made room for five children,...
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The Dean Family
David and Jayme Dean never planned to become foster parents. Jayme is a middle school math teacher and was approached by her school resource officer...
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FosterAdopt Connect’s Kinship Navigator in Springfield brings hope to grandparents
Nearly 3 million grandparents across the country are caring for their children’s children, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “We had one...
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Poplar Bluff experiences a day in the life of a foster child
Thousands of kids live in foster care across southeast Missouri, but what’s it like to walk a day in their shoes? Poplar Bluff Journey Home...
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National Adoption Month: The Lewis Family
This National Adoption Month, we celebrate families like Travis and Christina Lewis. The second placement they accepted, came into their care in...
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Springfield clothes closet needs donations
According to data from the Missouri Department of Social Services, there were 654 Greene County children in Children’s Division Custody this...
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November Foster Family of the Month
The Olinger family became licensed foster parents in 2012 and began working with FosterAdopt Connect in 2018. Through their years of fostering, they...
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Child Abuse Survivor Uses Experience to Help Foster Kids
Channel 41 Action News reports on FosterAdopt Connect’s Community Connections Youth Project (CCYP) program to help youth aging out of foster...
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FosterAdopt Connect Grand Opening in Lenexa, KS!
Join us in celebrating the expansion of programs and services for abused and neglected children in the Kansas foster care system. On Thursday,...
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Treatment of Children at the Border
FosterAdopt Connect joins 224 other organizations across the United States committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in expressing deep...
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