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Bethany Christian Services is helping solve the foster care crisis

By Shelley Irwin

Published August 6, 2024 at 10:32 AM EDT

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We talk about how the community can help with Shantheis Moody, Child Welfare Services.

Foster care is in crisis. Bethany Christian Services helps with the connections between a foster family, child, and birth family. We talk about the local angle and how the community can help with Shantheis Moody, Child Welfare Services.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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