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News Release: 3/17/2026

Across Missouri — An alternative budget introduced by Missouri House Budget Committee Chair Representative Dirk Deaton (R–Seneca) and passed by committee, would eliminate all state funding for Missouri’s three Family Resource Center organizations, located in 15 communities spanning the entire state. The three organizations operate statewide and are headquartered in Independence (FosterAdopt Connect), St. Louis (Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition), and Jefferson City (Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption