We’re celebrating and promoting adoption all month long! The Children’s Bureau’s National Adoption Month (NAM) campaign seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement.   There are over 117,000 children waiting to be…

Nationwide, it is estimated that approximately 12-16% of American children experience multiple developmental, educational, behavioral, and emotional delays or problems. To combat this statistic, Help Me Grow connects families to health and development resources and services so children start school healthy and ready to learn. Mississippi Families for Kids hosts Help Me Grow events, known as Books, Balls, and Blocks throughout the year at…

Our 2022 Wendy’s Children’s Golf Classic supporting adoption services was a huge success! Twenty-two golf teams enjoyed a beautiful day at Lake Caroline Golf Club in Madison, MS for a 18-hole, 4-man scramble that included a registration gift, drinks, lunch, and some wonderful, fun competition.     If golfers weren’t feeling lucky at their swing,…