What I want foster and adoptive parents to know October 25, 2022 by Jamerika Haynes-Lewis · Published October 25, 2022 I went into foster care at the age of five years old. When I meet foster and adoptive parents, here are the pieces of advice I share.
“I was adopted into the perfect family for me” September 27, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published September 27, 2022 · Last modified December 6, 2022 Victor was adopted when he was 12. Now an adult, he shares what made his adoptive family so right for him.
Helping foster youth discover their dreams August 19, 2022 by Jamerika Haynes-Lewis · Published August 19, 2022 Jamerika Haynes-Lewis is the former USA Ambassador Ms. 2021. Having been in foster care as a child, she uses her platform to empower youth and advocate for families.
“I want people who are thinking about adopting to look beyond babies and toddlers” May 27, 2022 by Kandice Harmon · Published May 27, 2022 · Last modified July 14, 2022 Kandice Harmon spent most of the first eight years of her life in foster care. And she has a message for prospective families.
Finding my voice, changing my story April 11, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published April 11, 2022 · Last modified May 24, 2022 “I believe in you. When my seventh-grade teacher said those words to me, it clicked. And so, I’m saying them to you. There are people in the world who see potential and greatness in you.”
“I found my family at Walmart” November 30, 2021 by Elizabeth Sutherland · Published November 30, 2021 · Last modified January 20, 2022 A foster care alum writes about the friends, colleagues, and strangers who helped her succeed after aging out of care.
