Alabama DHR/Foster/Adoption

Carla Crowder of the Birmingham News would like to do a story about how DHR is making it impossible to adopt the children in Alabama. I have told her how they change policy from week to week, and are now saying that you cannot adopt a child if you have a child in your home that you have stated that you want to adopt. They consider this a pending adoption. The child doesn't even have to be TPR'd yet. If you say that you want to adopt, you cannot adopt another child until that other child has been finalized, even if it takes 2 years. There are children waiting, here in AL that need homes, but cannot be placed because of DHR's changing policy. Ms. Crowder wants to know of other families here in AL that are having trouble getting these kids. I know ya'll are out there, so please e-mail me with your story, and name. If we don't fight this in the media, we will not win this war for our children here in AL. They are waiting for homes. Bev. (e-mail addy is ghousefull@aol.com)