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THE ADOPTION EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION TO LEAD NATIONAL EFFORT TO RECRUIT FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau again selects The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids as the recipient of a five-year Cooperative Agreement with an award of $3,669,500 in FY08.
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Baltimore, Oct 2, 2007—Following a very successful five years, the Adoption Exchange Association (AEA) has again been selected by the Children’s Bureau to lead AdoptUsKids, a national initiative to partner with States and Tribes to recruit foster and adoptive families for children in foster care.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 500,000 children in foster care in the United States. Approximately 114,000 of those children will not be able to return to their parents and are waiting for families to adopt them. [read more]
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