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K2L News
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2005 |
Meth Sources:
Posted By: k2ladmin at 12:46 pm EST
Knowledge is everything. That is why the Kids to Love Foundation is providing you with sources for information on how the meth drug is hurting our kids. Below are links to stories, studies and websites the offer information that will help you. You will soon see that this drug in not just located in the mountains of north Alabama. This is a problem everywhere and the kids are suffering because of it.
Meth Studies
Fighting Meth in the Heartland
Criminal Effect of Meth
Meth Victims: The Children
Meth: What do we do?
Responding to Meth
Helping the Young Children
Addressing the Needs
Arizona Protocol
Stradegy for Communities
Why Foster Parents Need to Know About Meth
Website Links
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Office of National Drug Control
Meth Resources
Meth Training for Child Welfare
Meth Trainging Forum
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Meth
Meth Clearinghouse
2005 Tribute to the Children
Posted By: k2ladmin at 10:33 pm EST
The 2005 Tribute to the Children concert is in the history books. Some 700 people gathered at Whitesburg Baptist Church to celebrate the accomplishments of the Kids to Love Foundation. What great music was able to be enjoyed by Lenny LeBlanc and Lee Marshall.
2005 has been a great year with a lot of progress made in meeting the immediate needs of foster children in north Alabama. The 2006 year already looks bigger and better than ever.
Christmas for Kids
But before we close out this year, we have on major undertaking to finish. Some 500 kids are depending on you and the K2L Foundation to help make sure they have Christmas this year. We are needing your help in many different areas.Church Groups
Businesses
Sunday School Classes
Youth Ministries
Civic Organizations...We need you to sign up to help provide Christmas for foster children in your area. Other needs include shoppers, wrappers and over all help.If you are able to assist us this year, please Click Here and let us know how you can help.500 kids in north Alabama are looking to us for help. Let's not let them down! And "Thanks" for helping us make a difference in the life of a child.
How can you help the fight against the Meth drug?
Posted By: k2ladmin at 8:57 am EST
The Kids to Love Foundation is presenting several opportunities for you to learn in depth information about the meth drug.
What started out as training for DHR workers across north Alabama has now been opened up for the general public. This training is going to help you understand what is used in making the drug and the effects it has on those that use it. You will be taught signs of knowing whether or not you are standing in the middle of a working meth lab.The seminar will be taught by Chief Investigator Chuck Phillips with the Jackson County Sheriff's office. Officer Phillips knows everything there is to know about the use and abuse of meth. His information and pictures will enlighten you about the newest drug that is already in your area.The seminar will be available on the following dates:
August 25th Athens, Alabama
Lindsay Lane Baptist Church
1300 Lindsay LN
Athens, AL 35613
(256) 232-0020September 8 Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Highland Park Baptist Church
501 W 6th Street
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 383-0394
September 15th Russellville, Alabama
A. W. Todd Centre
Washington Avenue Southwest
Russellville, AL 35653
(256) 332-8779There will be two seminar opportunities at each location, 10am and 1pm. For more information: Click Here or call 877-KIDS2LOVE
Back to School Supply Drive
Posted By: k2ladmin at 9:53 am EST
The need came to the Kids to Love Foundation about three weeks before school was set to start. The number started out at 300 foster kids in north Alabama who needed supplies for the upcoming school year.
In that three week period, the foundation put the word out about this need and called on you to help. And boy, did you ever come through for these kids.The employees of Boeing donated 402 backpacks full of school supplies, many churches/businesses placed boxes in front of their congregation and employees and viewers of WAFF-TV 48 heard Lee's appeal for help and responded by bringing supplies to the television station. Because of this support, the foundation was able to take school supplies to more than 700 kids in north Alabama.Because of your support, together we continue to make a difference in the life of a foster child.
Meth Conviction Registry Online
Posted By: k2ladmin at 10:14 am EST
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is creating an Internet registry of people convicted of making the
powerful illegal stimulant methamphetamine.
Beginning in September county officials statewide will begin sending the T-B-I the names and addresses of anyone convicted of making meth. The registry would join the existing online listing of sex offenders.
Authorities say the registry can let members of the public using the Internet know who in their area has been convicted of making the widespread illegal drug. Tennessee last year ranked behind only Missouri nationally in the number of meth lab busts.
Back to School Supplies NEEDED!
Posted By: k2ladmin at 11:01 am EST
After meeting with social workers all over north Alabama, it has come to our attention that many of our foster children will be going back to school without school supplies. That is unless you can help us.
The Kids to Love Foundation was started to help meet the immediate needs of foster children in our area and we currently have a need.
We are not asking for you to sponsor all 100 children that need our help, but we are asking you to do what you can. For some, that might be $5.00 for others it could be $25, $50 or even $100.
I have provided a link for you if you would like to go ahead and help us online. By paying online, we are able to accept visa and mastercard.
If not, just mail your contribution to the following address:
Kids to Love Foundation
Att: School Supplies
P.O. Box 4871
Huntsville, AL 35815
Thanks for making the difference in the life of a child!!
Lawrence County is on board!
Posted By: k2ladmin at 9:45 am EST
The Kids to Love Foundation met with DHR workers in Lawrence County to talk about their needs for the children in their area. This marks the 8th county in north Alabama to be added to this program.
Besides adding them to the Meth Orphan program, Lee Marshall was also on hand to deliver 48 bibles for the Lawrence County kids.Thank you for your support for both the Meth Orphan Program and the Bibles for Kids program. Your donations and prayers are opening up a lot of doors all over the state of Alabama. Because of you, the lives of so many Alabama foster kids are being changed.
New York Times article reveals numbers about the Meth drug
Posted By: k2ladmin at 12:54 pm EST
North Alabama is no stranger to the meth drup epidemic. People in the 11 north Alabama counties have seen or are beginning to see the effects this drug is having. Not only on the individuals using and making the drug but also the familes and children who are reaping the results of their parents' actions.
A recent New York Times article reveals that this drug is no longer found only in the mountainous areas of Alabama and Tennessee. The story shows the effects it is having nationwide.Click Here to read the story
Another North Alabama County has been added
Posted By: k2ladmin at 12:08 pm EST
The Kids to Love Foundation is happy to announce another north Alabama county has been added to the Meth Orphan program.
Limestone County became the latest county equipped with voucher cards to help provide for the immediate needs of children in their county who are pulled from meth homes. This marks the seventh county in North Alabama to welcome the program into their area.According to Lee Marshall, the Kids to Love Foundation has the goal to make this program available in all 11 north Alabama counties by the end of July.You can help by supporting these programs Click HereAlso sign up for the online newsletter, Click Here
Kids to Love spreads into the Shoals
Posted By: k2ladmin at 9:53 am EST
"We want to be pro-active and not reactive", words from K2L founder, Lee Marshall as she talked with social workers in Lauderdale and Franklin counties about the meth program in their area.
The need may not be as great when you look at numbers but this gives kids in these areas an opportunity to be helped as the need grows. Meth is in these areas just not in the case numbers that have been displayed in other north Alabama counties.
With the addition of these two counties, the Kids to Love and their meth program is now in seven counties with more being added by the end of July.
CHRISTMAS FOR THE KIDS 2006 |
We have just completed our second annual Christmas for the Kids drive. Thanks to the generousity of the people and businesses in this community we were able to provide a wonderful Christmas for 530 foster children in 6 counties. Thank you for your wonderful support.
CHRISTMAS FOR THE KIDS 2007 |
We have just completed our second annual Christmas for the Kids drive. Thanks to the generousity of the people and businesses in this community we were able to provide a wonderful Christmas for 1,265 foster children. Thank you for your wonderful support.
We need you to show your heart by donating shoes. We need to collect 6,000 pairs of shoes for foster children across the state. We have drop off and collection centers across Alabama as well as contacts to help with pick-up. Your support is needed to reach this goal.
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