Adopt-a-Family Program under way

SDN Staff Reports

Residents, churches, civic groups, school groups and individuals can help nearly 100 local families have a merry Christmas through Starkville’s 2010 Adopt-A-Family Program.
The Adopt-A-Family Program is being coordinated by Helping Hands Ministries of Oktibbeha County under the guidance of the United Way of North Central Mississippi and assistance of the Starkville Junior Auxiliary and the Starkville Daily News.
“Once again the Starkville-Oktibbeha County community has the joyous opportunity to make the Christmas season happier for its inhabitants who otherwise would not be able to afford gifts for one another this year,” said Shay McDonnell, who is helping to coordinate the program.
This year, there are 97 families whose needs have been certified and referred to the Adopt-a-Family by professional counselors, social workers and other professionals working for the Mississippi Department of Education or the Mississippi Health Department.
No additional families are being accepted for this year’s program.
The family listings will be published in the Daily News beginning today, and updated listings will be published regularly as adoptions take place or until the deadline passes.
The Junior Auxiliary is providing toys to those individuals and families (not groups or churches) adopting families with children ages 8 and under through its Toy Box program.
Printed instructions for obtaining the toys will be given along with the referral form.
The Friends of the Starkville Public Library is also encouraging those making adoptions to consider giving books as gifts.
A wide selection of used books for children and other age groups are available for this purpose at the library, which is located on University Drive at South Montgomery Street.
Individuals and organizations wishing to adopt a family may do so at the United Way offices at 1016 S. Louisville St. this Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Families up for adoption are as follows:
• Adult female; 1 boy age 5; 3 girls ages 8, 7, 2.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 2, 1.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 9, 7, 7; 2 girls ages 9, 6.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 17, 14, 8; 4 girls ages 15, 13, 10, 7.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 13; 2 girls ages 17, 12.
• Adult female; adult male; 1 girl age 13.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 1;1 girl age 5.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 12; 2 girls ages 14, 5.
• Adult female; 3 girls ages 10, 9, 4.
• 2 adult females.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 4, 6; 2 girls ages 4, 9.
• Adult female; adult male; 1 boy age 2; 4 girls ages 14, 8, 7, 4.
• 3 boys ages 3, 2, 1.
• Adult female; adult male; 1 boy age 6; 1 girl age 8.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 4, 8; 1 girl age 13.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 7, 2; 4 girls ages 16, 9, 8, 5.
• Elderly gentleman.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 3; 1 girl age 7.
• Elderly gentleman.
• Adult female; adult male; 2 boys ages 16, 10; 2 girls ages 11, 6.
• 2 adult females; 4 boys ages, 12, 11, 8, 6; 1 girl age 14.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 11; 1 girl age 11.
• Adult female; 1 girl age 4.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; adult male; 2 boys ages 10, 14.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 3, 2; 1 girl age 4.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 7, 5, 6 months; 1 girl age 6.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 4, 2; 2 girls ages 12, 2.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 6, 4; 2 girls ages 15, 5.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 5, 2; 1 girl age 1.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 8, 6.
• Adult female; adult male; 1 boy age 2, 2 girls ages 9, 4.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 17, 12.
• Adult female; 1 girl age 1.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 1; 1 girl age 2.
• 2 adult females; 2 girls ages 5, 1 month.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 12, 2 girls ages 3, 9 and newborn.
• Elderly woman and one adult female.
• 2 adult females; 2 adult males; 2 boys age 6, 11; 1 girl age 8.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 4, 2.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 6, 5; 1 girl age 9.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 14; 1 girl age 12.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 12; 3 girls ages 13, 10, 8.
• Adult female; 1 girl age 8.
• Adult female; adult male; 3 boys ages 11, 9, 5; 1 girl age 10.
• Adult female; adult male; 2 boys ages 17, 14.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 12, 2, 1.
• 2 adult females; 2 boys ages 9, 7; 1 girl age 12.
• Adult female; 5 boys ages 10, 7, 4, 2, 2; 1 girl age 7.
• 2 adult females; 1 boy age 7; 2 girls ages 12, 4.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 17, 8; 3 girls ages 16, 14, 2.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 6, 2.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; adult male; 4 boys ages 14, 13, 11, 8; 1 girl age 15.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 6; 3 girls ages 13, 10, 9.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 19, 13; 1 girl age 10.
• FA 2 boys ages 5, 3 months; 1 girl age 2.
• Adult female; 1 girl age 14.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages, 4, 4, 2; 1 girl age 1.
• Elderly woman.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; adult male; 2 boys ages 19, 2; 6 girls ages 15, 11, 11, 9, 7, 6.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 3.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 5; 1 girl age 2.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 4,2.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages, 9, 2; 1 girl age 5.
• Adult female; 4 girls ages 16, 7, 6, 6.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 5; 2 girls age 3, 1.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 3, 2.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 3, a girl age 15, newborn.
• Adult female;, 1 boy age 13.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 19, 7, 6; 1 girl age 4.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 8, 4.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 10; 1 female age 4.
• 2 adult females; 1 boy age 17; 3 girls ages 9, 6, 5 months.
• 3 adult females; 1 adult male; 1 girl age 11.
• Elderly gentleman.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 12, 2 girls ages 16, 10.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 14, 11; 1 girl age 15.
• Adult female; 2 girls ages 12, 9.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 17; 3 girls ages 10, 8, 6 months.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 5, 1.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 12, 7, 1; 3 girls ages 11, 9, 4.
• Elderly woman and adult male.
• Adult female; 2 boys ages 6, 8 months; 1 girl age 8.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 3.
• Adult female; 3 boys ages 8, 3, 1; 1 girl age 6.
• 2 adult females; 1 boy age 8, 2 girls ages 7, 6 months.
• Adult female; adult male; 2 boys ages 14, 13; 1 girl age 16.
• Elderly woman.
• Adult female; 4 boys ages 15, 14, 10, 3 months; 1 girl age 3.
• Adult female; 1 boy age 16; 2 girls ages 12, 9 months.