From foster youth to foster care advocate
“Having a permanent home laid the foundation for my success. It also inspired me to pay it forward, because it’s up to each of us to share the opportunities we’ve had with the next generation.”
Lived experience
What I learned from my mother about adopting a teen
“Use humor!” and other parenting tips from a young woman who was adopted when she was 15.
Stepping through our fears—for Steven
When Helen Cotton and her husband decided to adopt a teen, she never imagined that it would be the “sweet, smart, caring little troublemaker” who had been a student in her third grade class.
“Adoption will open your heart to new adventures”
Shannon Pinkerton adopted children with Down syndrome and other special needs. She says: “I never saw people with disabilities as being different.”
“We didn’t know what we were looking for until we found it”
A mother talks about overcoming her fears and doubts to adopt four siblings from foster care.
Couldn’t we all use more feel-good?
Parents who foster and adopt share what they are most thankful for this holiday season and throughout the year.