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Tis the Season to Foster Joy: Natasha's Story

Tis the Season to Foster Joy: Natasha's Story

Three years before the 2022 #NationalAdoptionDay event, Natasha’s grandmother, Tracy, began the long and laborious process of filing for adoption. || This story is part two of our three-part series to highlight the end-of-year impact of our work at Cornerstones of Care.

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Tis the Season to Foster Joy: It's Party Time

Tis the Season to Foster Joy: It's Party Time

On Saturday, November 19, at Children’s Mercy Park, our Kansas Foster Care Team threw the biggest #NationalAdoptionDay party in Cornerstones of Care history. || This story is part one of our three-part series to highlight the end-of-year impact of our work at Cornerstones of Care.

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Cornerstones of Care Announces Market Rate Pay Increases in 2023

Cornerstones of Care Announces Market Rate Pay Increases in 2023

The Cornerstones of Care Board of Directors voted on December 14 to significantly invest in a 2023 compensation package that will make many key positions in the organization’s workforce competitive in the current challenging job market.

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250 Children and Counting: The Story of Pam Price and Her Impact as a Treatment Foster Care Parent

250 Children and Counting: The Story of Pam Price and Her Impact as a Treatment Foster Care Parent

Pam Price was very involved in high school activities – from cheerleading to basketball, she kept herself busy in her teenage years. After a school event one night, she remembers seeing a crowd of parents, waiting to drive their sons and daughters home. It was a mundane moment, but it had special significance for Pam, who grew up in a single-parent home. With her parent at work, Pam walked home alone in the dark. It was then that Pam first thought about becoming a foster parent.

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Building Relationships to Reduce Child Runaways in Missouri

Building Relationships to Reduce Child Runaways in Missouri

As part of National Runaway Prevention Month, this story features Justin Springer, a Cornerstones of Care Response Team Coordinator, and his efforts to reduce child runaways in Missouri.

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