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Adoption Listing Service pioneers help for hard to place children
Charles Filson, a Presbyterian minister, volunteers to head the Adoption Listing Service in Illinois, creating a nationwide model. The program lists hard to place older, disabled, or minority children with coordinated agencies, averaging quick placements and potential state tax savings while stressing humane care.
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Mary Bohlen
Springfield, Ill
UPI
Charles Filson
Filson
Child Care Association of Sindls