Santa & Ms. Claus and DHS Staff helping to make the 2009 Christmas Party for birth to 9 year old children currently in the foster care system the best ever. Gifts were provided by the Optimist Club.
3 years ago
Monday, December 21, 2009
Christmas with Santa 2009
Santa & Ms. Claus and DHS Staff helping to make the 2009 Christmas Party for birth to 9 year old children currently in the foster care system the best ever. Gifts were provided by the Optimist Club.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
November Adoption Awareness Campaign
In honoring November as Adoption Awareness Month the LOVED Project participated in AR State campaign recently at Little Rock's Clinton Library.
Friday, August 21, 2009
New Mentors!!
Currently we have 13 LP Mentors who've cleared the background required paperwork and are assisting Foster care children!
There are also 4 new LP Mentor applicants being processed!
Please contact us to begin the registration process today!
Not everyone is called to adopt....
Not everyone is called to foster....
But everyone is called to care!
Become a LOVED Project Mentor TODAY!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Cherokee Village Adoption Blitz May 2009
Sherri Guthrie
Arkansas Area VIII Adoption Supervisor
Community of Christ
Cherokee Village, AR
Adoption Blitz
May 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Lookin' Our Best!
Katricia is a beautiful girl inside and out! We had the privilege of taking her photo for the Heart Gallery. Not only did she have a professional photo shoot, she also had her hair professionally styled prior to the shoot! How's that for 'stylin'!
Friday, March 6, 2009
What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is about helping others. An advocate is a champion, a proponent, a supporter, a promoter of a cause - not a thing or a product, but an idea, an issue. Child advocates are motivated by the fierce belief that society can do better for its children.
Advocacy is about change: change in personal behavior and attitude; change in political and public debate; institutional change; and legal change. Advocacy requires courage: the courage to stand up, speak out, and generate and stir debate and controversy to influence the policies of government and bring about change.
The process of advocacy is a science and an art: the science is knowledge and principle; the art is creativity and intuition. Advocacy presumes all people have rights and those rights must be enforced. Advocates must not only point out problems but also suggest realistic solutions, and this can make advocacy a challenging, intriguing, absorbing and frustrating process.
Child advocacy is about speaking out, speaking up and speaking the truth. It is about lifting up, reaching out and embracing others. It is about using facts, using faces and using every tool possible to improve the lives of children and their families. It is about joining neighborhoods together, building connections among institutions and strengthening families within homes.
Child advocacy gives a voice to children in the public-policy arena. Because children do not vote and because children do not make campaign contributions, they need advocates constantly speaking out for them in credible, persuasive ways. Child advocates work to ensure the powers-that-be understand what children need.
Child advocacy includes the collection of meaningful, varied data on the status of children then using this information to educate the public and lawmakers about the needs to invest state dollars in children's services. Child advocates are armed with data advocating for legislative changes, challenging unjust policies harming children, and informing voters about children's needs. Child advocates work to improve the whole child, from education to hunger to health care to poverty to child care. Child advocates can offer creative, vital, dynamic solutions to the complex problems facing today's children and families.
A child's first advocate is a parent, and it is critical that parents see themselves as advocates. Parents automatically have an interest in the well-being of their children because they know more about their children than anyone else - including the pediatrician - ever will. Empowered parents bring about empowered children, and that's what child advocacy is about.
Sources:
"Child Advocacy 101" by the National Association of Child Advocates
"Child Advocacy Primer: Tips and Tools for Improving Your Child Advocacy Skills" by the National Association of Child Advocates
"How and Why to Influence Public Policy: An Action Guide for Community Organizations" by the Center for Community Change
"How to be an Effective Advocate" by the National Association of State Boards of Education
"Advocacy for children and families" by Don Crary and published in Educational Horizons
"Stepping Stones: Successful Advocacy for Children" by Sheryl Dicker
"What is Advocacy?" by DC Action for Childrenv "Dealing with Advocacy: A Practical Guide" by the European Commission/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia
Advocacy is about change: change in personal behavior and attitude; change in political and public debate; institutional change; and legal change. Advocacy requires courage: the courage to stand up, speak out, and generate and stir debate and controversy to influence the policies of government and bring about change.
The process of advocacy is a science and an art: the science is knowledge and principle; the art is creativity and intuition. Advocacy presumes all people have rights and those rights must be enforced. Advocates must not only point out problems but also suggest realistic solutions, and this can make advocacy a challenging, intriguing, absorbing and frustrating process.
Child advocacy is about speaking out, speaking up and speaking the truth. It is about lifting up, reaching out and embracing others. It is about using facts, using faces and using every tool possible to improve the lives of children and their families. It is about joining neighborhoods together, building connections among institutions and strengthening families within homes.
Child advocacy gives a voice to children in the public-policy arena. Because children do not vote and because children do not make campaign contributions, they need advocates constantly speaking out for them in credible, persuasive ways. Child advocates work to ensure the powers-that-be understand what children need.
Child advocacy includes the collection of meaningful, varied data on the status of children then using this information to educate the public and lawmakers about the needs to invest state dollars in children's services. Child advocates are armed with data advocating for legislative changes, challenging unjust policies harming children, and informing voters about children's needs. Child advocates work to improve the whole child, from education to hunger to health care to poverty to child care. Child advocates can offer creative, vital, dynamic solutions to the complex problems facing today's children and families.
A child's first advocate is a parent, and it is critical that parents see themselves as advocates. Parents automatically have an interest in the well-being of their children because they know more about their children than anyone else - including the pediatrician - ever will. Empowered parents bring about empowered children, and that's what child advocacy is about.
Sources:
"Child Advocacy 101" by the National Association of Child Advocates
"Child Advocacy Primer: Tips and Tools for Improving Your Child Advocacy Skills" by the National Association of Child Advocates
"How and Why to Influence Public Policy: An Action Guide for Community Organizations" by the Center for Community Change
"How to be an Effective Advocate" by the National Association of State Boards of Education
"Advocacy for children and families" by Don Crary and published in Educational Horizons
"Stepping Stones: Successful Advocacy for Children" by Sheryl Dicker
"What is Advocacy?" by DC Action for Childrenv "Dealing with Advocacy: A Practical Guide" by the European Commission/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia
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