Child Advocates of Fort Bend to Celebrate National Adoption Day with Partner Agencies
This Friday, the Fort Bend County 328th, 387th, and 505th District Courts are joining forces with courts across the country opening their doors on National Adoption Day to finalize adoptions of children from foster care and to celebrate all families who adopt. According to Child Advocates of Fort Bend, there are more than 100,000 children across the country waiting to be adopted – nearly 6,000 of those are in Texas. Seven children were adopted from foster care in Fort Bend County earlier this year and another four will be adopted on Friday, November 17.
National Adoption Day is sponsored by a coalition of national partners to draw attention to the 100,000+ foster children waiting for adoption in the United States and to celebrate all loving families who adopt. Partners in this endeavor include The Alliance for Children’s Rights, Casey Family Services, Children’s Action Network, The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Freddie Mac Foundation and Target Corporation.
Here in Fort Bend County, the 328th, 387th, and 505th District Courts, Child Advocates of Fort Bend and its partners are all participating in this special day by working together to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage more families and individuals to give children safe and permanent homes. Child Advocates of Fort Bend partners include ARTreach Katy, Aguirre Fields, Arms Wide Open Adoption Agency, Bikers Against Child Abuse, Child Advocates of Fort Bend Volunteer Council, Cultivating Families, Depelchin, Fort Bend County Child Welfare Board, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Exchange Club of Rosenberg, Fort Bend Behavioral Health Services, Fort Bend Health and Human Services, Fort Bend County Attorney’s Office, H-E-B, The Thankful Ones, Fort Bend TBRI Collaborative, Xander Project, Sleep Lab and local attorneys.
Child Advocates of Fort Bend is dedicated to ending child abuse by strengthening the voice of the child, healing the hurt, and breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect for children and their families in Fort Bend and surrounding counties. Since opening its doors in 1991, Child Advocates of Fort Bend has served 20,500 children and just last year, the agency served 3,833 children and families.
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Tiffany Krenek has been on the My Neighborhood News team since August 2021. She is passionate about curating and sharing content that enriches the lives of our readers in a personal, meaningful way. A loving mother and wife, Tiffany and her family live in the West Houston/Cypress region.
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