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Fall 2023 - Child Welfare Issue

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The Little Girl Who Became Our Daughter
Child Welfare
The Little Girl Who Became Our Daughter
Steve Straessle
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(From left) Rena Whittaker, The Contingent Arkansas; Jerome Strickland, The Contingent Arkansas; Mischa Martin, Deputy Secretary of Youth and Families; Dr. Phillip Goad, Every Child Arkansas; Secretary Kristi Putnam, Department of Human Services; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Ben Sand, The Contingent Arkansas; NJ Royer, The Contingent Arkansas; Paul Chapman, Restore Hope Arkansas; and Brooke Gray, The Contingent
Judge Troy Braswell: Taking the Time to Hear
(L) Derek Brown of Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries and (R) Christen Butler of The Call
Darneshia Allen is manager of Training and Technical Assistance Integration for Safe Babies nationally and works out of Washington, D.C.

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Gov. Huckabee Sanders issues an executive order designed to improve the foster care system
Secretary Kristi Putnam (left) tours the Mansfield Juvenile Treatment Facility.
Mischa Martin (left), Deputy Secretary of Youth and Families, speaks in the governor conference room alongside Christie Erwin, founder of Project Zero.
Jeff Piker, coordinator for 100 Families in Yell and Pope counties and also an associate pastor at Journey Church in Russellville
Allie was abused as a child but was given a new life through foster care.
Dr. Phillip Goad and his wife Starla sit on a porch at the Second Chance Youth Ranch. The ranch is a private placement agency, providing a community of homes for children and teens in foster care.
Dennis and Natalie Berry with their children, Chase and Juliana, on their family farm in Garland County.
Pastor Chris Massey and his wife Jennifer with their daughters Stella Kate, Wallace, and Ada Grace.
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