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Foster Care

10 volunteers sworn in as Guardian ad Litems

Submitted by Ryan Franklin on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 2:09pm.READ MORE:
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videoChildren in foster care in New Hanover and Pender counties have volunteers to represent them in court after today. Ten more Guardian ad Litems were sworn in at the Juvenile Justice Court in Wilmington. Full story...
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Foster Care Crisis

Submitted by Guest on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:34pm.READ MORE:
New Hanover County has more than 300 hundred kids in foster care with only about 100 foster parents. The numbers are equally daunting across our region. Some say there's a stigma that children in foster care are troubled kids. I spoke with a Columbus County mother who adopted 3 foster children. she wants that negative perception to stop. Full story...
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Foster mom fights for custody

Submitted by Guest on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 6:27pm.READ MORE:
videoA Whiteville foster mother is facing a court fight to retain custody of her foster child. The woman argues that the girl's biological sister, in Mississippi, would not be a fit guardian, and points to the woman's My Space page as an example of her character. Full story...
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