When it comes to foster care and even adoption, there’s often a lot of misconceptions around the whole system and the people involved. A new campaign called, RaiseAChild “Reimagining Foster Parents,” co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services, is hoping to change those misconceptions with powerful ads. This week 350 […]
On April 7, Nebraska’s Supreme Court finally brought down a horrible, discriminatory state law that prevented LGBT couples (and unmarried persons) from fostering and adopting. Three same-sex couples brought the case to court with the help of Chase Strangio, a lawyer with the ACLU, and won. Surprisingly enough, a district judge had already overturned the […]
Adoption is a wonderful journey toward creating a family. Not only are you creating a family, but you’re providing a child with love and a safe place to call their own. Though many of us often consider adoption or like the idea of adopting, there’s a few questions that you should ask yourself before moving […]
By: Stacey Ellis We stood at the nurses’ station for a second, dumbfounded. We had just heard the words, “The baby is in her room.” But previously, our adoption agency social worker told us the birthmother didn’t want to see the baby. Now we were certain that she had changed her mind. We flew all […]
