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Sims’ Op-Ed in the Charleston Gazette: Sugar Grove Closing an Opportunity for Education Leadership

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Over 30,000 youth age out of the U.S. foster care system each year. KVC is leading a broadly-supported initiative to address this crisis by converting a closing W.Va. naval base into a specialized career college for these youth.

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Country Star Gives Hope to Kids in Foster Care

Country music singer/songwriter Jimmy Wayne tells the story of his troubling childhood in the autobiography ‘Walk to Beautiful.’ Wayne hopes his book will give hope to children in foster care and inspire more people to adopt these kids.

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Retired Korean couple steps up to foster Korean children

Gabriel and Elizabeth Cho answered the call to fill a shortage of Korean foster parents in California.

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Improving Outcomes for Our Nation’s Foster Youth

Vice President Joe Biden announced new steps aimed at supporting and improving outcomes for youth in and aging out foster care.

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‘Why Is This Happening in Your Life?’ Parents in the Child Welfare System Need to Be Heard

Many Americans think of parents that have had their children removed as abusive and not deserving of a second chance. “Tough Love” is a new documentary about two parents battling obstacles to put their families back together.

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When There’s No Going Home

The holidays are a time when many people return to the familiar and comfortable surroundings of their parent’s home. But what happens to those young people who do not have a place to go home to?

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#GivingTuesday | December 2nd

#GivingTuesday is a day for everyone, everywhere to GIVE in their own way.

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Make Holidays Bright for Children in Foster Care

KVC is reaching out to individuals, families and the business community to donate gifts to children in foster care this holiday season.

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Singapore Learns from KVC’s Journey Toward Community-Based Care

More than 70 percent of Singapore’s children in government care are in orphanages. Yet research shows that children grow better in families. For that reason, Singapore recently turned to KVC to learn how to transition to community-based care.

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#NeverStopCaring Means a Better Future for Youth in Foster Care

KVC Health Systems has launched a national #NeverStopCaring initiative to bring awareness to the national crisis of youth aging out of foster care and propose the creation of a specialized career college.

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