Wayne County Celebrates National Adoption Day
November is National Adoption Month, but Tuesday was the fourth annual National Adoption Day in Wayne County and many adoptions were finalized, Local 4 reported.National Adoption Day, created six years ago, is a national effort to raise awareness of children in foster care who are waiting to find permanent families, according to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.For more information on adoption, go to the Department of Human Services Web site.
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