As Arkansas marks National Foster Care Awarness Month, Baxter County has seen a significant improvement in the number of children in foster care in the past four years with the arrival of an affilitation of the CALL. The CALL and the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services have partnered a faith-based organization and a government agency to meet the needs of children in foster care. In Baxter County, Tenille Rauls serves as the county coordinator, and says the partnership has resulted in tremendous outcomes.
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Rauls says she and her husband, Dr. Russ Rauls, became involved with the CALL because of a patient that led to a call to the Division of Children and Family Services.
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Rauls says the CALL is an extra arm for the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services.
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Becoming involved with the CALL has brought a life changing experience to the Rauls family.
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Rauls says the son they gained through this experience turns four years old next week. And yes, a big birthday party is in the works to mark the occasion.
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