adoption

Arkansas

Arkansas pregnancy centers seek help with advertising, material needs from $1M state grant

Twenty-one pregnancy resource centers throughout Arkansas have applied for a taxpayer funds to bolster services for the second year in a row. The $1 million grant program will provide financial support to the centers, sometimes called “crisis pregnancy centers” and often religiously affiliated. Adoption agencies and maternity care homes are also eligible for the grant, […]

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Mayor

Explaining Israel-Hamas war, mayoral candidate talks race, franchisee helping children, and more on Houston Newsmakers

IN THIS EPISODE: Middle East and public policy experts share details about the Israel-Hamas war and the history of this conflict. Mama Garcia shares more about her efforts to run for Houston mayor. The Dave Thomas Foundation is trying to find loving adoptive homes for children. Watch Houston Newsmakers on KPRC 2 and KPRC 2+ […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Alabama

How the Dobbs decision affects women and children | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The average number of days a child remains in foster care is over 618. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, there are more than 5,800 kids in the foster care system in Alabama, a number that could soon increase with the potential for more births after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. This compares […]

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