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Missouri will continue to take millions of dollars in the next year in Social Security benefits and use the money to help pay for foster care. The result is that kids who are orphaned or have disabilities are responsible for paying toward the cost of their care in state custody, while foster kids who are ineligible for those benefits pay nothing.

Harmony Belden never imagined her family would expand to include six children, but through foster care, she's become a mom to a vibrant household.

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) - May marks National Foster Care Month, and in Joplin, FosterAdopt Connect is dedicated to keeping children out of foster care and providing unwavering support to foster

Audie Dennis was named the 2024 Outstanding Citizen of the Year on Thursday night at the 107th annual banquet of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.

A number of awards be presented Thursday night when the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce holds its 107th annual banquet.

“She just was never going to be satisfied unless she could show one person at a time that people are not poor on purpose, that people are not poor because they’re stupid. People are not poor because they’re lazy.”

Missouris practice of taking millions of dollars in Social Security benefits owed to foster kids to defray the cost of providing care could come to an end under legislation debated last week in a House committee.

Missouri’s practice of taking millions of dollars in Social Security benefits owed to foster kids to defray the cost of providing care could come to an end under legislation debated

Springfield parents addressed the school board Tuesday about the demographic report and the possibility of closing the two elementary schools.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - On the holiday scene, cookies, twinkling lights, Santa Claus, and, of course, gifts take center stage in childrens minds. Foster-Adopt Connect Joplin is blending these festive elements