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January 3, 2018
Foster Care, Louisiana Children in Crisis, Methodist Foster Care

A Child Needs You! Louisiana’s Children Need More Foster Homes.

Child welfare professionals were delighted in 2013 when the Congressional Budget Office reported the number of children in foster care… Read More


January 23, 2017
Advocacy, Foster Care

Louisiana, Protect Your Children in Foster Care

Until the proper care of Louisiana’s children in foster care becomes a priority in Baton Rouge, children in our state’s… Read More


November 14, 2015
Methodist Foster Care

Methodist Foster Care Q&A

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home received a Child Placing License (#16305) from Louisiana’s Department of Children… Read More


October 23, 2015
Foster Care, Methodist Foster Care, Press Release

Methodist Foster Care Being Developed by Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home

October 23, 2015 – Ruston, LA – With a goal of developing across Louisiana the type of Therapeutic Foster Care… Read More


March 10, 2014
Foster Care

The Longer in Foster Care, the More Likely a Child Remains in Foster Care

According to a recently released national survey from the Administration for Children and Families, after children spend 12 to 18… Read More


May 9, 2012
Foster Care

Consider Foster Care!

Living a good life requires that we care well for children. “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats… Read More


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