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Every Child Arkansas outlines statewide campaign to recruit and retain foster and adoptive families
Summary
Dr. Philip Goad told the Senate Children and Youth Committee that Every Child Arkansas will combine local 'ground game' partners and an Oregon 'air game' media campaign to recruit, train and support foster and adoptive families across every county, aiming to boost retention and reunification.
Dr. Philip Goad, a member of Every Child Arkansas’s executive leadership council, told the Senate Children and Youth Committee that the new statewide effort aims to close foster‑care capacity gaps by coordinating churches, nonprofits, placement agencies and government partners.
"There’s not enough support, there’s not enough resources," Goad said, summarizing the state’s challenges. He described Every Child Arkansas as a collective‑impact network that brings a unifying vision,…
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