It’s important for everyone 'regardless of age – to feel connected. And while teens are often typified by their need and desire to pull away from family, it’s also important for a teen to have a sense of permanence and a soft place to fall as they grow and develop. Join us for this special edition of OPEN/net to learn about adoption for teens.

Tuesday
May 13, 2008
8-9p.m.

Click here to watch archived stream of this show.

Guests:

Ruth Amerson
Founder & CEO, Another Choice for Black Children, Inc., a private non-profit adoption agency

Tamika D. Williams, MSW
Permanency Coordinator, N.C. Division of Social Services

Camille Leary
Volunteer
Adopted as a teen and volunteer with Another Choice for Black Children, Inc.

More information:

Wake County Human Services, Adoption and Foster Care
www.wakegov.com/HumanServices
(919) 212-7474

North Carolina Division of Social Services

www.ncdhhs.gov/dss
(919) 733-3055

NC Kids, North Carolina's Adoption and Foster Care Network
www.adoptnckids.org
(877) nck-ids1
(877) 625-4371

Another Choice for Black Children
www.acfbc.org
1-800-774-3534

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