Prospective foster and adoptive parents are welcome at any Open House listed on our website. Please call one of the regional coordinators listed at the bottom of this newsletter or

for more information or to schedule an individual appointment.

 Click here for the most current listing of open houses across the state.

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•  A Child of Foster Care Struggles to Defeat the Odds A former foster youth shares her struggles after leaving foster care. 
• Invisible Child: Dasani's Homeless Life How many more Dasani's do there need to be? So many families and so few resources... especially for the kids. 
• Foster Youth Internship:   Help spread the word! CCAI's Foster Youth Internship program is now accepting applications for current and former foster youth who have spent 24 consecutive months or 36 total months in the foster care system, have completed at least 4 semesters of college or vocational school and have a PASSION to make a difference in the lives of foster youth through interning on Capitol Hill.
• Institutional Care in Infancy Shapes Infant Brain's  Response to Mom, Study Finds: Another study that explains why kids without a primary attachment in infancy has different responses than a child raised with a caring, nurturing parent. 
• A Home for the Holidays:  Put it on your calendars or set your DVRs! You won't want to miss the 15th Annual "A Home for the Holidays with Celine Dion," an entertainment special celebrating the joys of adoption, to be broadcast Wednesday, December 18, 2013 on the CBS Television Network. 
• The Hidden Epidemic of Abuse and Neglect of Children: If your friends and family want to know why you do what you do, let them read these sobering statistics...  
• Protect Your Teen from Dangerous Dark Net Drugs: Parents - please take note of this important information. Ever heard of the "Dark Net?" This is an alternative internet available to anyone wishing to purchase illicit drugs (and other things) using bitcoin. All a curious young person need do is download a special browser... 
• Caregiver Stress: Tips for Taking Care of Yourself: For the next few weeks, instead of Tuesday Trainings, we will be providing tips for dealing with stress related to care-giving. Tell us, what do you do to take care of yourself?