TRINITY -- Happy tails to you. Pet rescue group Heidi's Legacy has recruited some area volunteers to give rescued dogs temporary foster homes. They hope to sign up more people to help with what the group calls their "fur babies." ...more

July 30, 2008

Put yourself in the shoes of a child who has been abused or neglected, and then whisked into emergency foster care. The only thing that could make the whole experience more frightening would to be taken away from your siblings and sent to live with complete strangers. ...more

June 23, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Cats and kittens are looking for a home as more and more felines wait for adoption at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast. The feline shelter at the SPCA Suncoast, called the Kitty Cabana, is full, according to Lia Gallegos, an SPCA spokeswoman. ...more

June 11, 2008

In about nine months, sibling groups whisked from their homes amid allegations of abuse or neglect will have a safe place to live - together - until they are placed in an appropriate foster home. ...more

May 31, 2008

In about nine months, sibling groups whisked from their homes amid allegations of abuse or neglect will have a safe place to live - together - until they are placed in an appropriate foster home. ...more

May 31, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Ashley Rhodes-Courter wasn't used to being the center of attention. ...more

February 23, 2008

Three of the six foster children in Mary Walton's care never have had a bicycle. ...more

December 22, 2007

Three of the six foster children in Mary Walton's care never have had a bicycle. ...more

December 22, 2007

UNIVERSITY AREA - Three of the six foster children in Mary Walton's care never have had a bicycle. That will change this Christmas, when all six find new bicycles around the tree. Walton and other foster parents recently received 200 bicycles from the all-volunteer group God's Pedal Power. A ministry outreach at University Baptist Church, God's Pedal Power provides bicycles to children and adults in need. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Napa Valley may seem a long way from Brandon now, but come Nov. 9 from 7 to 11 p.m. residents will enjoy the fruits of the California countryside right in their own back yard. That's when the Brandon area YMCAs host their third annual YMCA Corks and Forks fundraiser at the Palmetto Club in FishHawk Ranch. ...more

October 1, 2007