Suburban Journals "Little Wishes serves big purpose"; interview with foster parent, Dorothy Coleman, and Rossi Summers, FACC Director of Operations and Little Wishes
12.13.08 / 6:30 a.m.
1260 AM Radio Disney "Help Grant Little Wishes"; interview with Melanie Scheetz, executive director of the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
12.11.08 / 5:00 p.m.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "Help Grant Little Wishes"; Interview with Heather Kemper, Director of Public Relations, and Anna Rhodes, Little Wishes volunteer
12.07.08
KMJM Majic 104.9 "Help Grant Little Wishes and donate to KidStore"; LIVE interview with Shelley Thomas-Benke, FACC Director of FosterServe
12.06.08
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "Little Wishes Shopping Day"; Interview with Jeff Haller, President of FACC Board of Directors
12.06.08 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WIL 92.3 FM - The Cornbread Show "Live at Little Wishes Shopping Day"; LIVE FEED; Interview with foster child, Little Wishes donor and FACC staff.
12.05.08 / 9:45 a.m.
WIL 92.3 FM - The Cornbread Show "Granting Arianna's Little Wish"; Taped interview with foster / adoptive parent, Marilyn Earvin, and adopted daughter, Arianna
12.05.08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metro: Heads Up "Little Wishes campaign kicks off"
102.5 FM The Arch - Talk of the Town "Help Grant Little Wishes"; interview with Melanie Scheetz, executive director of the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Business section "Business Bulletin Board" Melanie Scheetz, executive director of the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition, was recently honored with The Women of the Well Leadership award.
August 2008
Meramec Valley Current News magazine-Fenton edition; "FACC Holds Annual Kickball Tournament" by Amy Huff
July 2008
Meramec Valley Current News magazine-Fenton edition; "Kickball Tournament is Quite a Success! FACC Annual Tournament has a good turn-out" by Amy Huff; Five photos included with story.
STLToday.com "Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition Kickball Tourney"
St. Louis Beacon "Can adoption be colorblind?", interview with Melanie Scheetz, FACC Executive Director; Maryanne Dersch (photos), foster parent; Ed Car (photo), foster parent; DJ Wilson, foster parent
KMOX-AM 1120 - Morning Show "Colorblind Adoption", Call-in interview with Melanie Scheetz, FACC Executive Director
KMOX-AM 1120 - Morning Show "Foster Care Awareness Month", In-studio interview with Melanie Scheetz, FACC Executive Director
05.08.08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Food program trims brand names", Interview with Stephanie Macklin, FACC Foster Parent
Suburban Journal - St. Charles County "Birthday Buddies help children in foster care", Interview with Shelly Thomas-Benke, FACC Director of FosterServe
05.06.08
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - 10:00 p.m. Newscast, Story regarding Safe Haven Law with Marie Peters, FACC Foster Parent, and Sheila Suderwalla, FACC Director of Project Teen and APTCH.
Ladue News - Photo Galleries "Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition Old Bags Party"
04.20.08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Community Matters "Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition", Agency information and photo of foster children with backpacks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metro section front page "Single men are filling in the parenting void", Interview with Melanie Scheetz, FACC Executive Director
St. Louis Suburban Journal - North County front page ""Pinching Pennies: Foster parents struggling to meet needs of youths in their care", Story regarding Hitting the MARC nationwide reimbursement rate study
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metro Section "Foster care agency fundraiser is April 29", Announcement in HEADS UP section
02.06.08
Mid-County Suburban Journal - Life Section "Daesch elected to board of directors", Announcement in West County Careers section