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Foster Care Crisis in Alabama

There's a foster care crisis in Alabama. Six-thousand children are in need of a place to stay, but there are only 24-hundred licensed homes available.

Anyone who's interested in fostering a child should visit the state Department of Human Resources website. There are resources available to guide potential foster families through the process.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.