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HCJFS, UC partner for new mentoring initiative to prepare
foster children for college |
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Within
the first two years of a foster child leaving the child
welfare system, 25 percent will be incarcerated; 20 percent
will become homeless.
Compared
to 87 percent of the general population, only 58 percent
complete high school. Only 3 percent earn college degrees,
compared to 28 percent of the general population.
Seeing
these statistics, compliments of a 2004 Pew Commission
report, and understanding the importance to provide hope to
foster youth who are about to emancipate from the system,
several interested parties united to form The Higher
Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI).
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Hamilton County
proclaims
Foster Care Month
Moira Weir, HCJFS director
(left) and Deb McMullen, program director of the Southwest
Ohio Family Care Affiliate received a
proclamation in May from Hamilton County Commissioners
honoring National Foster Care Month. McMullen spoke to
commissioners, telling them about the work of Hamilton
County's foster parents and their efforts to work with
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“We must help
the children”
Texas Baptist bishop
talks up fostering and adopting at Every Child’s Hope |
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Bishop W.C. Martin stepped
onto the stage at Landmark Church late last month with a
purpose: move Greater Cincinnati’s faith communities to
foster and/or adopt children in care, or help the families
that do.
The
bishop from Possum Trot, Texas and his wife Donna know it’s
possible. They adopted eight children of their own – some of
whom Martin said were “big problems” for Texas child
protective services workers. Since then, 25 families in
Martin’s congregation at Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist
Church adopted 80 children from the system. |
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Martin’s message was clear: if
his small church in Possum Trot, Texas can step up to help
children in the system, surely churches in Cincinnati, Ohio
can do it, too.
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Upcoming
Recruitment Events: |
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Foster/Adoptive Parenting
Information Session
July 13, 6-7 PM
HCJFS Taft Office
Foster/Adoptive Parenting
Information Session
August 10, 6-7 PM
HCJFS Taft Office
Black Family Reunion (with
Everyday Heroes Collaborative)
Aug. 14-15, Sawyer Point |
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