{"id":21617,"date":"2024-07-19T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpocf.org\/?p=21617"},"modified":"2024-08-16T13:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:47:40","slug":"central-florida-needs-more-adoptive-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpocf.org\/central-florida-needs-more-adoptive-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida needs more adoptive parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2024\/06\/27\/osceola-co--in-need-of-more-adoptive-parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21614\" src=\"https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-400x251.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24-800x502.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fpocf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FEATURE-Osceola-County-needs-more-adoptive-parents-Spectrum-News-06.27.24.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Ballard wasn\u2019t planning to have children. Now, she\u2019s the mother of six, ranging from toddler to teenager. The Osceola County mom became a foster parent and then felt called to adopt the children she\u2019d come to call her own. She\u2019s not alone. Since January, families have adopted 295 children throughout Brevard, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties with the help of Family Partnerships of Central Florida. But with 233 children available for adoption now, Ballard will tell you there\u2019s much more to do for Central Florida\u2019s kids: <a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmynews13.com%2ffl%2forlando%2fnews%2f2024%2f06%2f27%2fosceola-co--in-need-of-more-adoptive-parents&amp;c=E,1,NJvUZSBWYxCEQnmBhoPPzeCtRz5gd0-UH-v4cBSNTK_v9led-u52PiwmzjNi_oqGco4bsFLbWg1py_uvI37PbOIm6iNN3csLB4uqQeUyQGLO_B3H8G0,&amp;typo=1\">https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2024\/06\/27\/osceola-co&#8211;in-need-of-more-adoptive-parents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 19, 2024 Elizabeth Ballard wasn\u2019t planning to have children.  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