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I . Page 12 The Chronicle Spec Yvette McCullough Staff Reporter 4 4 People have a lot of myths about adoption and adoption agencies,'' Marabeth Porter Plowman, "Children's Counse lor for Family Planning said. "They think that before you can adopt a child you have to own your own home, attend church regularly or make a cerl-I HI taift'ii'ieamc.11 _ be true but it's not true anymore," Plowman said. "They listen to what other nT i Liii,?i,?ln<g^^l^~><>ll| thinff that they have to meet a certain grade or that we have such high expects* tions." Agencies have ? changed over the years and have become more flexible," Plowman con^ tinued. "People that might have been turned away in the past are looked at twice today." Plowman said that to* day one of the major Conference . Justice And "Justice ?wH will be the theme of a Conference on Friday, April 21, 1978 sponsored by the North Central Legal Assistance Program. The Conference will be held at the St. Joseph's A.M.E. ChurclTla^Dur ham. The Conference will have three aims: to examine legal problems confronting the poor, to educate the community about the law and legal system and, to discuss strategies for helping the poor to obtain justice. It will in? ? t t - ? ? ciuae a luncneon at iz:uu noon followed by workshops in consumer law, courts and- government, criminal justice, family Taw, housing law, and public assistance. Charles Daye, Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School and President of the North -Carolina Association of Black Lawyers will be the luncheon speaker. The workshop panels will include: James Kerr, Director of the Durham Housing Authority; Dan Hudgins, Director of the Durham County Department of Social Services; James Carr, Clerk of Court-Durham County; Ben Ruffin, Assistant to the Governor; and other lawyers, agency officials, and community workers. Preven Immuni V(A public service ' and your County h Saturday April 15, 1978 ial Ch concerns of the agency i when a couple wants to i adopt is the security of < their marriage. 1 "We do not approve of t a shaky marriage," Plow- i man stated. "A couple i should be married at lanst 2-5 years." ( Today there is a need to i find homes for children t with special needs. She f said since there is * no ' agency. one stuu Uib lOCua is on the type of children t lost in the foster care 1 *oyatorn,- jMWrt Children falling in the ] special needs category are f black school age children, ? which make up the largest c category, older school age J children in' general, and v handicapped children. e 4 4 We need some black t folks to adopt," Plowman t said. 4 'I'm not sure what it c is, maybe the word hasn't c gotten out." Couples adopting spe- v cial needs children can c Discusses The Poor bring together a wide variety of legal and community resources to renew efforts to make our system of justice more responsive iTil t to me pro Diems ana needs of poor people. Thig i* tK? first Conference of this type in this area. Advance registrations are $3.00 and include the luncheon and choice of two workshops. Registrations received after Tuesday, April 18, 1978 will require a $5.00 fee. The North Central Legal Assistance Program is a nonprofit corporation funded by the Legal Services? Corporation in Washington, D.C. It provides free legal assistance in a wide range of civil matters to persons who cannot afford to hire a private lawyer. In addition, it provides com? munity legal education programs designed to make poor people aware of their legal rights and responsibilities. The program, formerly known as the Legal Aid Society of Durham County, provides service to more than 60,000 eligible persons in Durham, Vance, and Granville Counties. For more information about the Conference, call Darryl Smith, Conference Coordinator, at 688-6396. t polio, ze now! of this publication lealth Department. 4 \ >? - 7 --=* -ai - - M e<fed lildre ilso receive financial resources to help with medi:al costs, counseling and egal fees. Plowman said ;hat .there are about 3000 ipecial needs children in foster5care in this state. Family Planning is one )f three licensed agencies n this area to handle idoptions. The other two ure the Forsyth County Social Services, and the iiiiiiiiiiri gBBMeaapmyg Person? uriahincto idopt through the Family Planning go through varto bowman. She said that 3 A. A.1. 1 1 11 # its* uiey wouia can ior an ippointment and if its a ouple, both would need o come. 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The ]\m nyuHe uuii iiiu' uju^ ft fm+mb iifTi insr this time period. If they are approved by the agency's adoption com mittee Ihe^^rtrsflKE^S a wait of about 2-3 years 1 before they receive a child. However, there are exceptions to this, with older children or special _ children the wait may not really be that long. During the last four i years there have been _i i -i?* - enoughs una now single ] adults are allowed to j adopt children. The per- i son must be over 18 years ] of age and they usually )urAi 80 ?nis shirt with cotortripe. Machine washable. 40 asic tennis short European it side, ac^ustable side tabs. i ? king men's tennis shirt ntrast cottar and placketrS.M.L.XL. 1.39 Vs tennis dresses. Variety Dr the new season. .79 rVs tennis shorts. Assortries Machine washable. .59 ection of women's tennis ;otton Machine washable 49 lata 110.60. Men's "Supar ) has canvas ithane sola. Padded White with blue trim. fcAjBSJIEEr-^ W"???P \?'' Bj,^*1^'' * (A l\i ^Hp V^I ] , *' J C#. 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