Courts Help Saturday's Children Find Homes

By Scott Simon

Published November 22, 2002 at 11:00 PM CST

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Saturdays have become adoption days for thousands of children in the foster-care system, thanks to a program that opens courtrooms to expedite the adoption process. Los Angeles juvenile court judge Michael Nash, a pioneer of the program, speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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