A Nov. 29 article in the Sikeston Standard Democrat called attention to the many children in Missouri who are still waiting for parents to call their own:
"We need to spread awareness there are children who currently need to be adopted," said Brenda Miller, adoption specialist for the 33rd Judicial Circuit, which includes Scott and Mississippi counties. "In Missouri, we have approximately 1,600 children available for adoption."
Miller spoke of the need to have adoptive parents in all areas of the state.
"We try to keep (the children) as close to their natural home and surroundings as possible," she said. "Any child that has been removed from their home has already experienced a loss from their parent, so we try to prevent a loss from their community, too."
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