Project Christmas Promise coordinated by the AmeriCorps program in Poplar Bluff currently has 132 children on the list waiting for adoption and other referrals coming in daily. The greatest need at the moment is for people to be willing to adopt some of the older children or bigger families.

There are quite a few high school students on the list who are in dire need of some new clothing, coats, shoes, and more.

Here are a couple of needs to highlight: