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Nearly 1,000 shelter pets find homes during WSLS 10 Clear the Shelters 2024 campaign
Read full article: Nearly 1,000 shelter pets find homes during WSLS 10 Clear the Shelters 2024 campaign10 News annual month-long campaign to Clear the Shelters has come to a close, and we have a wonderful update. Nearly 1,000 animals were adopted during this time period from partner shelters across Southwest Virginia.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center holds a Clear the Shelters adoption event
Read full article: Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center holds a Clear the Shelters adoption eventIn our month-long campaign to help adoptable pets find good homes, we want to let you know about a special adoption event this Saturday in the New River Valley.
Clear the Shelters | Mister Mack, the treat-loving gentleman, is ready to cozy up
Read full article: Clear the Shelters | Mister Mack, the treat-loving gentleman, is ready to cozy upMister Mack is a bit of a loner and prefers to keep to himself, but donโt let this fool you! Underneath the surface, he has a heart of gold just looking to be won over by the right person.
Clear the Shelters 2024: Help 10 News find loving homes for local adoptable pets
Read full article: Clear the Shelters 2024: Help 10 News find loving homes for local adoptable petsAugust is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region. 10 News is working for you to help Clear the Shelters! August 10 through September 10 we will be featuring a a local adoptable shelter pet looking for itโs forever home. Even if you can't adopt - there are ways you can help.
Children in the courtroom: How Virginia judges are giving kids a voice
Read full article: Children in the courtroom: How Virginia judges are giving kids a voiceJudges found a way to ensure kids are being heard before life-changing decisions are made for their families. One of the ways theyโre doing it is with a goldfish in the courtroom.
State agency โvery concernedโ with the number of Virginia children born substance-exposed that die
Read full article: State agency โvery concernedโ with the number of Virginia children born substance-exposed that dieThe state agency tasked with investigating complaints involving children in foster care is โvery concernedโ with the number of children born substance-exposed that die within six months of birth.
โThereโs more to life than the tragediesโ: Teen featured in 30 Days of Hope in 2017 now thriving
Read full article: โThereโs more to life than the tragediesโ: Teen featured in 30 Days of Hope in 2017 now thrivingAn exciting update on one of the very first kids we showed you the year we started 30 Days of Hope in 2017.
โHeโs my boyโ: After 637 days, dog finds forever home through Clear the Shelters program
Read full article: โHeโs my boyโ: After 637 days, dog finds forever home through Clear the Shelters programAfter waiting 637 days at the Montgomery County Care and Adoption Center, Ice, now known as Ice T, is finally home.
Meet Atlantis! This feline is searching for a low-key home to call her own
Read full article: Meet Atlantis! This feline is searching for a low-key home to call her ownMeet Atlantis! This sweet girl was recently a momma, but her three babies have all found homes. Now, she wants a shot at finding her own purr-fect family.
Housing issues force local pet owners to surrender pets to shelter
Read full article: Housing issues force local pet owners to surrender pets to shelterAnimal shelters across the region are at, or nearing capacity. Many are short staffed and rely on volunteers and donations from the community to operate. Due to a harsh economy and rising housing costs, local shelters report more owners are forced to surrender their pets,
Clear the Shelters: Help 10 News find loving homes for local adoptable pets
Read full article: Clear the Shelters: Help 10 News find loving homes for local adoptable petsAugust is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region. 10 News is working for you to help Clear the Shelters! During the month of August we will be featuring a a local adoptable shelter pet looking for itโs forever home. Even if you can't adopt - there are ways you can help.
Coca-Cola Consolidated donation helps Roanoke children in foster care
Read full article: Coca-Cola Consolidated donation helps Roanoke children in foster careRoanoke City has the highest number of children in care at 250 children โ 5% of the total number across the Commonwealth, as of May of this year.
30 Days of Hope 2022: Raising awareness for adoption, fostering in Virginia
Read full article: 30 Days of Hope 2022: Raising awareness for adoption, fostering in VirginiaIn Virginia, kids are in crisis and put into foster care due to no fault of their own. But they have an advocate. 10 News Anchor Jenna Zibton works tirelessly all year long investigating the challenges the foster care system faces and revealing the solutions so all of us can help. Youโve seen the stories during the WSLS 10 Kids in Crisis series and 30 Days of Hope, where we profile one child who needs a home every day during the month of November.
This program is combating the foster care crisis by connecting families in need
Read full article: This program is combating the foster care crisis by connecting families in needSince CarePortal launched in Central Virginia in 2020, theyโve served served more than 3,000 children with an economic impact of $1.3 million.
CarePortal combats foster care crisis by connecting families in need with people who can help
Read full article: CarePortal combats foster care crisis by connecting families in need with people who can helpSince CarePortal launched in Central Virginia in 2020, theyโve served served more than 3,000 children with an economic impact of $1.3 million.