Navigating the Adoption System

(5:11)

with Michelle Parra of the Judson Center

Posted

Dec 02, 2019

There are more than 13,000 youth in the foster care system in Michigan. Of those, approximately 330 children do not have an identified adoptive family. Michelle Parra, Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange Program Manager for the Judson Center discusses the importance of recruiting families for youth.

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