Meeting the Needs for Adoptive Families

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Sara Buckheit, Children’s Home Society of Virginia

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Oct 25, 2018

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Yolanda Vazquez speaks with Sara Buckheit, Post Adoption Program Manager, Children’s Home Society of Virginia. They talk about the needs for adoptive families and how Children’s Home Society of Virginia continuum of services meets those needs.

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