Kids Hope United Surpasses FY06 Adoption Goal; Nonprofit Organization Celebrates Record Year-End Outcomes; Gears up for FY07.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- In fiscal year 2006, Kids Hope United (KHU KHU Kyung Hee University KHU Kids Hope United ) met and surpassed its contractual goals for adoption and foster care recruitment in Miami-Dade County. The private, nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency achieved permanency per·ma·nen·cy n. Permanence: tourists who were in awe of the permanency of the great pyramids of Egypt. Noun 1. for more children than any other agency in District 11. "We had a phenomenal roll-out year; and with so many children and families in need of care, we cannot afford to slow our momentum," said Senior Vice President Evelio Torres. From July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, Kids Hope United: --Finalized 125 adoptions. --Recruited 53 new foster families (142 beds). --Reduced the number of active cases by 465. --Matched 65 percent of Road to Independence children with professional, educational mentors through a voluntary program called Educate Tomorrow. Kids Hope United plans to continue this success in FY07 with new partnerships and community outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. efforts. Upcoming initiatives include: --Partnering with Lutheran Services Florida to provide social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales to youth transitioning out of foster care. --Establishing a local area network with various community partners in an effort to prevent child abuse and neglect in south Miami-Dade County. --Organizing courthouse events to celebrate National Adoption Day in November. --Launching the state's first Parents Anonymous(R) program. "Kids Hope United has an unyielding dedication to children and families in our community, and it undoubtedly shows," says Judge Cindy Lederman, the presiding judge presiding judge n. 1) in both state and federal appeals court, the judge who chairs the panel of three or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of the court. over many KHU cases. About Kids Hope United Kids Hope United is a private human service organization dedicated to protecting children and strengthening families. Kids Hope United offers a diverse array of prevention, intervention and community-based programs. Kids Hope United also specializes in child welfare system management, reform, consultation and training. With principal offices in Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin, Kids Hope United serves more than 15,000 children and their families across the country each year. For more information, visit http://www.kidshopeunited.org. |
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