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Show r ry Tf rs y-- 14A Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday September 10, 2002 Children Continued from PAGE 8A. ship, the Children's Defense Fund, AAUP, Casey Fumily O u o o o uo oo f) G oo o0 1 O O IpppnI1 itfi Pro- grams National Center for Family Support, The Brookdale Foundation, Child Welfare League of America, rw Generations United, The Urban O (! 0 0 0 0 o o OOO o o o o o a qo o J Institute, and Johnson and Hedgpeth, Consultants huve compiled und released the most state information, including Newly available Census data on the number of grandparent caregivers k te r A comprehensive list of kin- ship care family resources and services ,aNA.U ywM State foster care policies for kinship caregivers u trrirn t g m I'rrr cr ni W1 WAMtitiUlsv -- nft w jwirv Information about key public benefits programs State kinship cure Juws Kinship caregivers ueross the country will now have the key information necessary to find help and support where they need it the most-a- t home in their own communities and stutes," says Ruth Massinga, president and CEO of Casey Family Pro- wHPini i I LJ a, grams. While relative caregivers and child and aging advocates in a few states, like California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Florida, have manuged to increase available services and supports, other states lag far behind - leaving caregivers and the children they are raising to fend for themselves. We know that an unprecedented number of older Americans are raising their grand- children," said Bill Novell!, executive director and CEO of AARP. The past year has 3 We at been a defining time for us here in this country. Community Motors would like to say Thank You for your continued support and look forward to serving you 8 Thanks From All in the future. Of Us Now it's time for the country to recognize this and support their contributions. The Kinship Cure Fact Sheets are available for all states and the District of Columbia and etui be found on the web sites of all part ieipating organizat ions, http: www.ehildrensdefense.org, h11p: w w w. c a s ey. o r ne ge statecontacts kinsliipaut,sttiteftidsiioets.htm , http www. gu.org and http www.aarp.orgpress. it I Li lj h m IK On Any New 2002 on our lot. 1 Week Only Did You Know? percent of consumers who look for local or community information online use online newspapers. Fifty-fou- r Source: Facts About Newspapers 2(XK). Published by Newspaper Association of America 3 t ? S Jfc.jk, 2 jr9 |