My NeighbOR connects foster families with goods and services donated by their neighbors Brandon and Kellie Smith weren’t looking to become foster parents, but the foster care system came to them. In 2015, there was a child in need, and the Smiths answered ...
9 May 2020 - Libby Dowsett
The governor's stay-home order has resulted in more connections with prospective foster families, says the director of Every Child The number of families inquiring about becoming foster parents or adopting through the state is soaring during this pan ...
9 May 2020 - Libby Dowsett
With COVID-19 measures comes a new set of challenges for people experiencing blindness and visual impairment, and for their dogs The first complaint came in through the guide dog training school’s main phone line. A caller was angry because a guide dog an ...
19 Apr 2020 - Libby Dowsett
And fewer disclosures of abuse are being made at a time when children are at home with nobody to tell Urgent child abuse cases can’t wait, even in the age of COVID-19. “We always want to be here,” said Dr. Cathy Lang, medical director at Children’s Center ...
1 Apr 2020 - Libby Dowsett