Good News - December 2019

OUT AND ABOUT 62 DECEMBER 2019 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition Sy Wat th p y ho Assisted Liv m n e at ing & Memory Care erway Fort Lauderdale s B se r uO skills n si ub id or Fl n si ub C R RR hi d L t S P i e; lud inc es c rvi - 2793 - 661 - 954 T serv gn lti su n rco rr k@ ric sin ub d an al n erso p eir th ieve h ac to d neede e ow pm e d an ip u eq to sn io izat rgan /o esses sma , als u ivid ind th wi g kin or w rea a a rv se We . r vide ro p tions u ol s on ti u exec ess ev d ip ersh ead l a is . Inc ,sec Servi ng i t ul ons i h C 1394 - 951 m o c s. e ic . goals ess th wi m e th r rge la & ll outh S e th e & t en mp lo e Me us B ra tS Imp us P E J N E Fi R D ilitator Fac Kaizen Certified MSI elt B lack B a Sigm Six Certified MG B y pan Com 500 Fortune a in career ional s rofes P ent gem Mana hip sr Leade & y hnolog Tec ation nform I ineering Eng of decades 3 President ns io icat mmun Co As ack db Fee ° 360 y it l rson Pe a © C DIS pment lo Deve & rs e e rvan e a pment lo Deve rics t & n io ut Exec ness i ng ni Plan c gi e t s nt roveme s oces r ness & ate Gradu eg Carn Dale & ilitator Fac Co - Franklin Consultant ioral ehav B DI Certified Manager roject P/ am rogr Speaker & acher Coach, Te Certified tor, irec D e utiv xec ell Team w Max n oh ge) aldrid B Malcom ional at on d ase B( iner xam Sterling orida Fl Certified C di t it U i P l i ps Worksho s nt ssme se s nt ssme Asse g n ac o p aster Toastm ie Trainer vey iner & Tra Analysis SC n ey ams ave r oor na o y sr n ve eace a c an ChildNet, a Community- Based Care lead agency that protects abused, abandoned and neglected children in the community, in partnership with other child welfare agencies and local stakeholders, celebrated National Adoption Month with a ceremonial National Adoption Day on Saturday, November 23 at the Broward County Court- house, during which 50 children were adopted. Currently, there are more than 400 children in Broward County in need of adoption into a loving home and more than 100,000 children in U.S. foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families. Since 2000, Na- tional Adoption Day events have moved nearly 65,000 fos- ter children into the arms of a forever family by working closely with policymakers, prac- titioners and advocates to final- ize adoptions and to create and celebrate adoptive families. Over the last year, 371 children were adopted in Broward County. ChildNet and its community partners hope to increase that number this year. On National Adoption Day, Zandra Way adopted her 20- month old granddaughter Zara Moody due to circumstances that prevented her daughter from taking on the parental role. Zandra expressed how her family means everything to her and she is blessed to be afforded the opportunity to make sure her granddaughter remains with family and is well cared for. Holly and Pedro Garcia adopted 6-year-old Quantavi- ous Janes. Miss Garcia be- came prompted to become a foster parent after dealing with her grandson’s cancer. When the cancer went into remission, she made a promise to God that she would get back to chil- dren in whatever way possible. Throughout the years they have adopted 3 girls, (17,13 and 4 years of age), and are wishing to adopt Quantavious to complete their family. For more information, visit ChildNet.us Dreams came true for more than 50 Broward County foster children in November