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Foster parent urges county support for SCAFE funding for special-needs adoptions
2895087 · April 8, 2025
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Summary
A foster parent asked commissioners to support Special Child Adoption Funding (SCAFE) to help adoptive families provide intensive therapies and reduce the number of children who remain in group or residential care.
Paul Kelly, a foster parent from Alexander County, asked commissioners during the public comment period to support SCAFE funding (Special Child Adoption Funding) for a small number of children with high therapeutic needs who are unlikely to be adopted without extra supports.
Kelly described his experience parenting an eight‑year‑old boy from Alexander County…
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