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Local foster-care nonprofit Meg’s Place outlines services; commissioners hear county needs data
Summary
Representative from Live Like Meagan Foundation described Meg’s Place operations in McDowell County and proposed expanding to Burke County to avoid children sleeping at the DSS office; commissioners said staff will follow up with local DSS and faith leaders.
Amber Vess, executive founder and director of the Live Like Meagan Foundation, told the Board of Commissioners that Meg’s Place is a home-based resource center that serves children in foster care while they await placement and provides clothing, equipment and parenting support to families working reunification plans.
Vess, a longtime foster parent and adopter, said the home offers a bed, stocked kitchen and resource center so…
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