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Welcome to Children's Home Society of Florida Hope. Trust. Security. Happiness. Stability. Opportunity. Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) gives these life-changing gifts to children and families. Dedicated to our mission of "Embracing Children. Inspiring Lives.", CHS makes a difference one life at a time: Redirecting a troubled teen toward a future with real possibilities; Transforming an addicted mother into a productive parent; Providing safe harbor for an abused toddler; Finding parents for an abandoned child; Helping a family learn to nurture one another. Founded in 1902 to care for orphans, CHS is now among ...
Northwest Region Adoption Resource Center The Adoption Resource Center (ARC) is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of those whose lives have been touched by adoption (adopted persons, birth parents, adoptive parents, professionals and others). The ARC specializes in services for preparation for adoption, including home-study services, post-placement reports, information and referral, counseling and education, as well as support services following adoption, including counseling, search assistance, reunion and workshops for parents and professionals. The ARC does not place children. Adoption Resources for King County and Vicinity ...
Families First Early Head Start Program This comprehensive child and family development program serves low-income pregnant women and families with young children ages birth to 3 who live in south King County. Designed to enhance children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual development, Early Head Start supports parents in fulfilling their parental roles and helps them move toward economic independence. Program formats include a full-day, 12- month program providing high-quality child care and family ...
Children ' s Home Society - Residential Care Residential Care Residential Care In the early 1980's we opened our doors to care for children, from birth to age 21, with significant developmental disabilities through long and short term residential care. We have two homes that are conveniently located in residential neighborhoods. Some families are unable to provide 24-hour care for their children at home, and allow us to provide a similar home environment on a short or long term basis. Some of the children in our residential care have experienced abuse or neglect and find a safe, loving home with ...
The Children's Home Society of Missouri has been providing social services to children and families for over 100 years. A multi-faceted social service agency, the Home provides adoption services including traditional agency adoptions, independently facilitated adoptions, international adoptions and adoption services for older children, sibling groups and children with a variety of special needs. A companion program provides pregnancy counseling for birthmothers, birthfathers and families. CHS has been a leader in services for children with significant, multiple developmental disabilities for over 20 years.
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Around Crofton: Crofton resident is hospice director of public Dana has been with the organization since June 2003 when she started in the position of public relations coordinator and moved to public relations manager before being named director of public relations. Her new position will include media relations, community outreach and education, collateral production, Web site management, and coordination and supervision of volunteers and interns. She grew up in Annapolis where her parents, Dave and Justine Disborough have lived for 35 years. Now retired, they are planning a move to Harwood in the next few months. Dana graduated from Elon ...
Women war vets may need more aid In addition, female veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to rely more on the services of the VA: 37.5 percent of the women discharged from active duty have been to a VA health-care facility at least once, compared with 32 percent of men. The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder reviewed 25 years of research and concluded that women are approximately twice as likely as men to meet the criteria, and more than four times more likely to have chronic PTSD. The study did not point to one specific reason for the disparity. Some contend that ...
With a promise and a prayer OLATHE — She wasn’t even looking into the camera, those small, chubby hands playfully covering her eyes. Her daughter was such a beauty, Sheila says when looking at her favorite photo. The one she carried everywhere with her. To forget about it, forget about how her 5-yr-old beauty died of cancer, all she could do was get high. Her sister had taken away her other two twin boys, so she spent each day waiting until her nightly phone call to them.