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Crystal Cave Designs has
launched a fundraiser, featuring a new bracelet. The
bracelet is called Adoption is Love, and made from colorful crystals representing beautiful families and their
children. Forty percent of all revenues from the sales of the $35 bracelets will go to support charities such as the
Dave Thomas Foundation, Colorado Heritage Camps, and the Pearl S. Buck International's Welcome House. What kinds of
funds do these organizations need? They are working hard to try to make sure that all children have a fighting chance
at permanent placement. In the U.S., there are currently over 500,000 children in foster care. They not only need
funding for their clothing, food, toys, and basic living requirements, but state agencies need assistance coordinating
permanent homes for these children. I suppose adoption is an issue I feel strongly about because my brother and I are adopted, and because I think how easily we could have been one of these children whose lives must seem rather desperate.
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5-01-2006 @ 10:26PM
Lisa DIckson said...Thanks for doing this! Actually the number of children in foster care is closer to 588,000... with only 133,000 foster parents available nationwide.
As a former foster child and current child advocate: Foster children need all the support (emotional and financial) that they can get:
Too often budget cuts are made that lead to poor service for this neglected population.
The primary way of penalizing already under-funded social service agencies for lack of compliance to state and federal standards is to fine them.
San Francisco, for example, was forced to reimburse $287,000 in 2004 when it was discovered that the city had failed to run safety checks on 48% of foster placements with relatives.
Guess who pays the ultimate price? Foster children.
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