CHURCH TO HOST PROGRAM ON ADOPTION, FOSTER KIDS.Byline: Tere Marshall Daily News Staff Writer An information session for prospective foster and adoptive parents adoptive parents Social medicine Persons who lawfully adopt children, who are generally married couples but may be single persons, including homosexuals; most APs are married is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday at Faith Community Church in Canyon Country. Child S.H.A.R.E. - Shelter Homes: A Rescue Effort - is a completely volunteer program that recruits foster and adoptive families from more than 250 congregations representing 20 denominations in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San will be the featured guest addressing the need for churches to be involved in caring for foster children. Representatives from Los Angeles County's Adoption Department, the Children's Bureau The Children's Bureau may refer to:
``We have found that families of faith are likely to approach this tough issue from a standpoint of `How can I help', and be less apt to have the `What's in it for me?' attitude,'' said Don Simkovich, Faith Community's director of church relations. ``Our families, such as Bev and Jeff Lucia and Scott and Sandy Stallard, are among those who are experienced in not only providing care for children with special needs, but they also know how to navigate a complex bureaucracy,'' said Simkovich, who has adopted his four children through the foster care system. Child S.H.A.R.E.'s support system is made up of parents using their experience to help new foster and adoptive families learn what they might face. For information, call (818) 957-4452. There are 28 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, families involved in Child S.H.A.R.E. This program has no social workers on staff, but includes veteran foster and adoptive parents at every level of leadership. The program uses volunteers to provide parent-led support groups; 2,000 hours of respite care Respite Care Short-term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. Notes: monthly; clothing, cribs and other items for equipment co-ops; and special workshops. Child S.H.A.R.E. is not publicly funded. |
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