The Gladney Center and WB 33 Present 'A Child to Love'

The Gladney Center and WB 33 Present 'A Child to Love'

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by The Gladney Center for Adoption:

WHO: The Gladney Center for Adoption, KDAF TV WB 33 and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

WHAT: "A Child to Love"

WHEN: Fall of 2005

WHY: The Gladney Center for Adoption, KDAF TV WB 33 and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS), have joined forces to create a year-long campaign called "A Child to Love." The objective of this campaign is to find permanent homes for children currently in the Texas Foster Care System who are available for adoption. With over 28,000 Texas children in foster care, the need for such a campaign is profound.

The "A Child to Love" campaign is scheduled to begin airing on September 5, 2005. Gladney will work with TDFPS in identifying a child to be highlighted one night a week on WB 33's evening newscast. A different child will be featured each week for 52 weeks. Last year, Gladney placed over 300 children in forever homes. In addition, Gladney has placed over 27,000 children from this country and around the world since the agency was founded in 1887. Mike McMahon, President of Gladney, states that this "campaign goes hand-in-hand with Gladney's mission to 'create bright futures through adoption'. The Gladney Center is grateful for WB 33's commitment to the children of this community and we enthusiastically embrace this opportunity to find permanent homes for children through adoption."

KDAF TV WB 33 is a Tribune Broadcasting station. Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 26 television stations concentrated in major markets and Superstation WGN on national cable. The group's combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. The "A Child to Love" campaign is consistent with WB 33's commitment to addressing issues and concerns of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Terri Chappell, WB 33 News At Nine co-anchor will serve as the spokesperson for "A Child to Love" campaign. The station's mission is to serve the community through strong programming, community outreach and public affairs programming. "We believe our partnership with the Gladney Center for Adoption and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services will be a tremendous benefit to the Dallas/Fort Worth area," said Joseph A. Young, Vice President/General Manager, WB 33.

The State of Texas is committed to finding permanent homes for those children who cannot return to their homes. Through this collaboration, many of these children will experience the love and nurturing that a forever family can provide.

For more information about Gladney's international and domestic adoption programs, please log onto http://www.gladney.org/ . For more information about KDAF WB 33, visit http://www.wb33.com/ . For more information about this campaign, please log onto http://www.achildtolove.org/ .

Source: The Gladney Center for Adoption

CONTACT: Paige McCoy Smith, Vice President-Communications of The Gladney Center for Adoption, +1-817-922-5936, or cell, +1-817-821-0251, or paige.smith@gladney.org

Web site: http://www.achildtolove.org/ http://www.gladney.org/ http://www.wb33.com/

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