Families urgently needed to adopt children with additional needs

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk— Children with additional needs wait an average of 11 months longer in care than their peers and voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) are urgently looking for people who can offer them a permanent and loving home. Local adoption charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is among 21 VAAs from all over the UK who have together created a guide for people considering adoption containing helpful information and advice from parents who have already adopted children with additional needs....

The Birmingham Times—Libby’s Friends Provides Support for Families With Special Needs Children. By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Libby’s Friends, a nonprofit that assists families with a child who has a disability, has won its share for accolades for great work including “Best Local Cause” twice and “Family of the Year” once, but Lane Hagan, who serves as Executive Director of the group, said there’s more. […]

Shafaqna English—UNICEF: killing of children in Palestine needs to stop. Shafaqna English- Children in the State of Palestine have been caught in a tragic and vicious cycle of violence for too long, and the killing of children needs to stop, UNICEF Regional Director Adele Khodr said. Children in the State of Palestine have been caught in a tragic and vicious

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