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Tag: adoption

Woman who is a foster mom standing next to a plastic play table in her backyard.
Posted inChildren's Health

Proposed law could make life easier for North Carolina’s foster parents

by Mona Dougani June 16, 2021August 31, 2022

By Mona Dougani In 2016, Brooks Rainey Pearson and her husband decided that they wanted to become foster parents. They didn’t have any children of their own, but they wanted to provide a welcoming home for children whose home lives were unstable. The couple took the classes required by Durham County and completed the training hours […]

Shows a woman hugging a little boy she's had in foster care. She is signing his adoption papers.
Posted inChildren's Health

Foster care case numbers continue to climb in NC, as opioid crisis affects families

by Sarah Ovaska September 24, 2019September 23, 2019
From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for.
Posted inChildren's Health

Foster care bill could allow for faster termination of parental rights

by Rose Hoban August 27, 2019
legislative leaders stand at, around a podium. But they're not talking about Medicaid expansion
Posted inState Health Policy

New General Assembly budget includes many health care features, but no Medicaid expansion

by Rose Hoban June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
Posted inChildren's Health

Music and Barbecue To Fete Kids at the NCGA

by Leah Asmelash June 30, 2017October 4, 2022
Kids sliding down a tube slide
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Mental Health, Public Health

Lawmakers Look for Ways to Help Foster, Homeless Kids

by Editor April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

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