Winter 2009
Connections - Principia Alumni News "Forging Family Ties for Foster Children"; interview with Sheila Suderwalla and Ian Fober-Pratt, Coalition Extreme Recruiters
Fall 2009
AdoptTalk - NACAC (Fall 2009) "How to Find a Permanent Family for Any Child in 12 to 20 Weeks"; Article written by
Melanie Scheetz, Coalition Executive Director
12.09.09
12.05.09
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "Hundreds of holiday wishes granted thanks to generous shoppers"; Interview with
Jeff Haller, Coalition Executive Board President
12.05.09
12.05.09
Examiner.com "Spread some holiday cheer this year for a less fortunate child"
12.02.09
11.26.09
11.21.09
11.12.09
Ladue News - "Charity Holiday Cards: Featuring Wish-Upon-A-Star ornaments"
11.11.09
KMOX.com - "National Adoption Month Activities"
10.25.09
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - "The foster child thought she had nobody left to love her. She was wrong."; Front page, front fold with photo; interview with
Melanie Scheetz, Coalition Executive Director;
Sheila Sudderwalla, Coalition Director of A Place to Call Home; and
Carlos Lopez, Coalition Director of Investigations.
10.20.09
Examiner.com - "Establishing permanency: The Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition"
10.01.09 - 10.07.09
10.01.09
The Scoop Newspaper - "XTREME RECRUITMENT: A Race to Provide Safe Adoptive Homes for Missouri Children"; quote by
Melanie Scheetz, Coalition Executive Director.
09.30.09
MissouriNet.com - "New program aims to find forever homes for teens in foster care"
09.30.09 / 12:00 p.m.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - "Foster care system starts aggressive efforts"; interview with
Carlos Lopez, Coalition Director of Investigations.
09.25.09
StudentLife - Washington University "Entrepreneurship competition draws increasing interest"; interview with
Melanie Scheetz, Coalition Executive Driector
08.27.09 / 10:15 p.m.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - Hero Central "Hero of Birthdays"; Pre-taped interview recognizing
Debbie Schoemehl, Coalition Birthday Buddy Coordinator, as a Hero. Also, interview with foster mother,
Krista Smith.
08.16.09
St. Louis Suburban Journals - St. Charles County "Foster Friends volunteer with foster and adopted children"; Photo: Six-year old
Eriana Frank teaches Foster Friend,
Jan Otto, how to play the bongo drums at Kirkwood Park on Saturday, August 8, 2009
08.11.09 / 5:00 p.m.
St. Louis Suburban Journals "Foster and adopted children enrich parents' lives"; Interview with
Heather Kemper, Coalition Director of Public Relations
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "Be a hero to a child in foster care"; Interview with Fancy Allen, a Coalition Foster Friend Volunteer, about Birthday Buddy program
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Deb Peterson column "Women’s Leadership Society of United Way kicks off with baby shower"
05.30.09
101.1 FM "National Foster Care Awareness Month"; Live interview with Rams Offensive Lineman Adam Goldberg from Training Extravaganza event.
04.28.09 / 10:00 p.m.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - "Old Bags party"
Suburban Journal - St. Peters "Help available to foster and adoptive parents"; Front-page story with photo. Interviews with Denise Kelley, Coalition Director of Family Advocacy and Recruitment ,and Heather Kemper, Coalition Director of Public Relations
KSDK NewsChannel 5 - "Old Bags party"; featuring
Debbie Genung, Coalition's Director of Development
04.13.09
St. Louis Business Journal - People on the Move "Nonprofit The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition elected Jane Dueker of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP to its board of directors."
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "The economic downturn should not prevent local families from adopting"; Live in-studio interview with
Heather Kemper, Coalition Director of Public Relations
03.08.09 / 9:20 a.m.
KSDK NewsChannel 5 "The economic downturn should not prevent local families from adopting"; Live in-studio interview with Connie Doty, Coalition Recruiter
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - NewsWatch "Fewer Disruptions"; Letter to the editor by Leslie Lewis, Director of Educational Advocacy at Coalition