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Fostering Children’s Futures: A Mom’s Story

Fostering Children’s Futures: A Mom’s Story

Foster parenting is a rewarding way to help make a positive difference in the life of a child, and now more than ever, there is an extreme need for individuals or couples who have a space in their heart and their home.

NC Smart Start: Building Brighter Futures

NC Smart Start: Building Brighter Futures

In a Craven County school, a mother takes classes to pass the G.E.D., while her son builds literacy skills in a high-quality child care facility on the same school grounds. In Jones County, a nurse educator observes a six-month-old, making sure she’s reaching developmental milestones.

Eat a Cookie… Change a Life

Eat a Cookie… Change a Life

As we watch and read the daily news, which typically focuses on tragic or sad stories, it’s easy to forget (or never even know) about all the good things that are happening in the world. Very often, it’s the efforts of individuals, who care little for recognition or reward, that are making small but exponential differences in our community, our country, and in our world.