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Grace for the Kids
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Grace for the Kids: Former foster kid returns to Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina
Updated: Jun. 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM EDT
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Delaney Tarpley
Ramaj Parker considers the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina campus more than just a campus. The 18-year-old considers it home.
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Grace for the Kids: The journey to become a foster parent
Updated: May 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM EDT
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Delaney Tarpley
Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina offers intensive training for future foster parents through what they call the "journey class."
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Grace for the Kids: Whiteville child advocacy center provides support for abuse victims
Updated: Apr. 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM EDT
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Delaney Tarpley
Carolyn's Kaleidoscope Child Advocacy Center offers forensic interviews, medical exams and therapy for children who have experienced trauma.
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Grace for the Kids: Foster mom says opening up her home has ‘changed her life for the better’
Updated: Mar. 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM EST
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Delaney Tarpley
Laura Martin has welcomed about 10 children into her home over the past three years.
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Grace for the Kids: Floyd family doubles in size through fostering and adoption
Updated: Feb. 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM EST
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Delaney Tarpley
When the Floyd family started fostering through Boys and Girls Homes, they found their family and their hearts, nearly doubling in size.
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Grace for the Kids: An introduction to Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina
Updated: Jan. 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM EST
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Delaney Tarpley
Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina provides safe, healing homelike settings for children who have been abused and neglected.