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Foster Care

Foster Care Crisis

Submitted by Guest on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 10:34pm.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 - 5:27pm.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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