The state of Iowa served over 11,500 kids last year in the Iowa foster care system. This year, the Department of Human Services wants and increased focus on foster care and adoption, and so, they've embarked on new initiative called KidsNet.

"This new network consists of almost a dozen agencies. Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids is the lead agency in this new effort to recruit and retain resource families who are interested in foster care and adoption of Iowa children."

There are currently over 5,000 children in Iowa that need either a foster or permanent adoptive home. Read more at IowaKidsNet.com.

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