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ADOPTION:

*CHURCH HELPS KOREAN IMMIGRANTS ADAPT*
Article regarding June 23, event at the Korean
United Church of Modesto held to encourage Koreans
to get involved locally and celebrate their culture. Efforts
to reach out to the community began last year with a dinner
held for Korean adoptees.
The Modesto Bee / June 5, 2001
http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,271957,00.html

*FEDERAL JUDGES REFUSE TO LET THAI BOY LEAVE*
By Robert Jablon
"A federal judge on Monday refused to order the return of
an AIDS-stricken Thai boy who was used as a decoy in an
immigrant smuggling scheme." The boy is the subject of an
international custody battle. His grandparents say they
adopted him in March.
Sacramento Bee / June 5, 2001


FOSTER CARE:

*MCGUCKINS ENTER FOSTER CARE SYSTEM*
by Johnathan Martin
Attorneys prepare for McGuckin's first child-custody court
hearing today, as her children enter the foster care system.
Their mother faces charges of chronic neglect and
malnourishment. (although spokespeople at the hospital
have stated the kids were healthy.)
The Spokesman / June 5, 2001
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=060501&ID=s973495&cat=section\
.spokane

*IDAHO STANDOFF MOTHER RELEASED, NOT ALLOWED
TO SEE CHILDREN*
McGuckin has been granted a PR bond, but is refusing to
leave jail until authorities drop the charges against her.
KATU ABC News Ch. 2 / June 4, 2001
http://www.katu.com/news/news_story.asp?ID=10431


SOCIAL SERVICES:

*LA COUNTY'S SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR QUITS*
by Mike Garrett
" Bill Aragon, Las Animas County's
high-profile social services director, has
resigned after four years to accept a similar
position in Monterey County, Calif."
The Pueblo Chieftan / June 5, 2001
http://www.chieftain.com/tuesday/news/index/article/14

*SOCIAL SERVICES REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES*
DSS Director told City Council that his agency has changed
the way they do business. "We are an agency that labors
quietly in the community," Mr. McDonnell said. "We invest
in families, we are no longer a welfare agency."
NewsZap.com / June 5, 2001
http://www.newszap.com/display/inn_delmarva/news08.txt