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Since Angels was founded in 1999 we have rescued 433 babies from abuse and neglect.
Since January 1, 2011 we've received more calls than ever about toddlers and siblings who desperately need care. Thank you to our families who are stepping up. If you are interested in our next training class, click here.
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Hello Angels friends,
The Children's Defense Fund tells us a child is abused or neglected every 6 minutes. Far too many never come to the attention of the authorities, but for those who do we as a community have a duty to offer these children committed foster families where they are safe, loved, and adored 24/7.
In years past, social service agencies discouraged foster parents from adopting the children in their care, and parents who asked about or chose to adopt were not always welcomed. Agencies discouraged adoption by foster parents for fear of losing good foster families when they were no longer available to take other foster children. In the intervening decades, this practice has turned around as child welfare professionals increasingly recognize the benefits of foster parents adopting the children in their care if the children cannot be returned safely to their birth parents or relatives in a timely manner. The adoption field has come to acknowledge the benefits of this type of adoption for children, and shortened legal time-frames have made it easier for foster parents to approach their workers about adopting the children in their care. The foster family's role can now include not only acting as a support and mentor to the birth family to help the birth parents successfully reunify with their child if possible, but also to love a child and be open to having a permanent role in the child's life.
We celebrate all the beautiful adoptions that have occurred in the past 10 years with our amazing Angels families and their babies, and we welcome more healthy families with time and love in their hearts to contact us about joining the Angels team!
Warmly,
Cathy Richman
Founder/Executive Director
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The minute anyone meets Carl and Kathy there is no denying that kindness, love and laughter is their way. Married for 20 years, they have had careers, lived on both coasts and are well traveled. They enjoy time with family and friends and do not miss an opportunity to celebrate an accomplishment or be a shoulder to lean on for those close to them. Sharing this life with a child was something that they wanted for many years. However, there was another plan in the works, and they found Angels.
