You've heard the horror stories. Adoption has gotten a bad rap in recent years. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - The Sarasota Family YMCA will voluntarily end its contract next summer to run child welfare services in Pinellas and Pasco counties. In exchange for agreeing to step away from those counties, the YMCA will receive a one-year extension of its contract to provide similar services in DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties. ...more

November 6, 2007

Training law enforcement and child welfare authorities to better work together and changing laws to ensure that reporting missing children is a top priority are among recommendations released Friday by a task force on child protection. ...more

November 3, 2007

TAMPA - Training law enforcement and child welfare authorities to better work together and changing laws to ensure that reporting missing children is a top priority are among recommendations released today by a task force on child protection. ...more

November 2, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA likely will have to compete for a multimillion-dollar state contract next year to provide foster care and adoptions in Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

November 1, 2007

It's an increasingly common refrain among foster parents: no more children. The stipend they get to raise someone else's child just isn't enough. ...more

October 12, 2007

Linda Manci treks from Valrico to Plant City to buy farm-fresh produce, splitting the bounty - and cost - among friends. ...more

October 12, 2007

The Napa Valley may seem a long way from Brandon now, but come Nov. 9 from 7 to 11 p.m. residents will enjoy the fruits of the California countryside right in their own back yard. That's when the Brandon area YMCAs host their third annual YMCA Corks and Forks fundraiser at the Palmetto Club in FishHawk Ranch. ...more

October 1, 2007

MIAMI - Closing arguments begin today in the international custody dispute over a young Cuban girl. ...more

September 19, 2007