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The Family Support Division (FSD) exists to provide a continuum of support for families. FSD's goal is to assist families in maintaining or improving their quality of life. FSD accomplishes this goal for the children and families of Missouri by providing the best possible services to the public.
Adopt a Pet is an adoption web service that advocates pet adoption, gathering information from over 15,000 pet shelters in the U.S. and Canada, with a searchable data base. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The web site promotes spaying and neutering of pets and pet adoption through conventional and social media presence, public service announcements, and ...
Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) is a not-for-profit organization that designs, manages, and evaluates education and social service programs. ARCHS is contracted to serve as the official "Community Partnership" for Greater St. Louis on behalf of the State of Missouri – one of 20 similar organizations across Missouri .
Adoption fees [7] include spaying/neutering, veterinary care including all updated vaccinations, microchipping, and pet insurance. Phone interviews, written questionnaires, and in-person visits gather information on the potential family's history with pets, their lifestyle, habits, and their ability to take on the conditions of the adopted pet.
Spence-Chapin provides services and resources to support members of the adoption triad – birth parents, adoptive families, and adoptees – as they navigate complex issues throughout their lives. A unique service is the Interim Care Provider Program, which trains volunteer caregivers in nurturing infants during the first few weeks after birth.
"It’s challenging and it’s not an easy process but once it happens, it all makes sense," Micaela Hill said of the adoption process. Springfield parents share their foster, adoption stories ...
Some people find their fur baby abandoned on the street, some find them through a free pet advertisement, and sometimes, your pet finds you via the cat or dog distribution system.
Stray, lost or abandoned pets picked up off the streets are usually transported to the local animal shelter, or pound. Uncomplicated stray cases are usually kept for a period of time, called stray hold. After the holding period, an animal is considered forfeited by its owner, and may become available for adoption.