National Adoption Month comes to an end today – but in Arkansas, almost 300 children are waiting to be adopted. Project Zero is a nonprofit organization that specializes in adoption through foster care is working daily to make that number “zero.” When the organization started a dozen years ago, Kandace Gerber of Project Zero says over 600 kids were on adoption waiting lists. The numbers have decreased, but that doesn’t make finding homes any less important. Gerber says her group works to raise awareness about the children who are available for adoption.
Meanwhile, Arkansas Senator John Boozman (R) is among the cosponsors of the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act. The legislation aims to support lower-income families who are adopting, as well as address the number of children “aging out” of the foster-care system.
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