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- Feb 4, 2017
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Hundreds of families left stranded after California adoption center closure

This article was published on February 4, 2016, in the Sacramento Bee. To read the full article, click here.

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“The pressure on traditional agencies is really immense, and finding a way to keep it together has been harder and harder,” said Adam Pertman, director of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency, a Boston-based nonprofit group that provides information for adopting families. “Agencies have been closing and consolidating. With fewer placements, you need fewer agencies.”

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