Shelter Dog Adopted After 1,250 Days in Foster Care

Good News Notes: “An adorable St. Louis shelter dog has found his forever home after waiting over 1,250 days in foster care. Bowie, a 6-year-old pit bull, was finally adopted after ‘crashing’ with a foster parent for the last two and half years, the animal rescue Gateway Pet Guardians told WKYC. The rescue agency shared an…

Boy in Foster Care Receives Over 5,000 Adoption Submissions

Good News Notes: “A 9-year-old boy from Oklahoma may be one step closer to finding a forever home. In July, Jordan touched the hearts of many across the country when he was interviewed by local news station KFOR about being in foster care. Since then, his permanency planning worker toldFox 4 that the department received over 5,000 adoption…

Byesville Rotary makes blankets for children in foster care

Good News Notes: There has been a significant increase in the number of children in foster care due to parental challenges with opioid addiction. In many of these cases, children arrive in foster care with little to nothing with them because it all had to be left behind to be sure there was no contact…