Scores of Jackson County Kids Get New Homes on National Adoption Day

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Over 40 children have permanent new families on Friday, as their adoptions were finalized in a Jackson County courtroom as part of National Adoption Day.

Officials say that perceived social and economic barriers to adoption are eroding, and an increasingly diverse number of families are choosing to adopt.

FOX 4′s John Pepitone is Working for You with the report.