NEWS: Holiday Drive: Laptops for Foster Youth
December 17, 2013
Improving One Life at a Time
(ANCHORAGE) – Today, Representative Les Gara and Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) are launching the Laptops for Foster Youth Holiday Drive.
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NEWS: Democrats Call on Governor to “Choose Respect,” Support Abused and Foster Children
December 5, 2013
Upcoming budget should enact State report on preventing child abuse, foster care needs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 5, 2013
Today, two Democratic legislators and a former child protection worker called on Governor Parnell to enact recommendations in a child protection report his administration commissioned to identify ways to improve the Office of Children’s Services (OCS).
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Note from Rep. Gara: Holiday Giving, Fundraising Film, and We Won One
December 3, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
I hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend, and aren’t still suffering from your overdose of tryptophan and butter. I lost 3 pounds before Thanksgiving, and it just came back and found me.
Help A Foster Youth Non-Profit By Watching A Movie and Eating At the Bear Tooth Today or Tomorrow!
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ADVISORY: Rep. Gara to Speak at First-in-Nation Foster Parenting Forum
November 1, 2013
Friday forum to promote foster parenting in Alaska
On Friday, Representative Les Gara will speak at the “Fostering Hope Forum”, which aims to educate Alaskans about adopting foster youth to help them find permanent homes.
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NEWS: Alaska Foster Parent Ad Wins National Honors
October 17, 2013
Rep. Gara congratulates Alaska DHSS for its work on the winning video
Today, Representative Les Gara congratulated the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) for earning five awards in the National Public Health Information Coalition’s 2013 Awards for Excellence in Public Health Communications, including the gold medal for its foster parent recruitment video, “One Child.”
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