Mississippi sets new record for adoptions
More Mississippi children in foster care have been adopted during the state fiscal year 2019 than ever before. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services...
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Mississippi has 700 fewer foster care kids
by Alex Paton
Mississippi currently cares for 700 fewer children and teenagers in foster care than it did 14 months ago. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services...
Mass adoption ceremony in Hinds County
by Sarah Ulmer
A mass adoption ceremony was held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Hinds County Courthouse as dozens of children previously in state custody and...
200 Million Flowers-adoptive & foster parent training
by kim
When family law attorney Craig Robertson heard the frustrations of friends who were trying to adopt, Robertson and his wife Rachel offered more than a...
Gay Adoption: Human Rights Campaign “Disappointed” With Bryant Statement
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Mississippi is the only state where, if you’re a gay couple, you can’t adopt a child together legally. Wednesday Gov. Bryant made a statement defending...
5K for the Fatherless Aims to Get Mississippi Kids Adopted
by kim
RIDGELAND, Miss.–A 5K for the Fatherless is set for Saturday in Ridgeland and the aim is to raise money to help parents adopt Mississippi kids....