
Foster Care and Adoption
Our world is in a season where it feels as if the number of children struggling to read and to learn is multiplying exponentially. The struggle for children in foster care and going through adoption [Read More]
Our world is in a season where it feels as if the number of children struggling to read and to learn is multiplying exponentially. The struggle for children in foster care and going through adoption [Read More]
Adoption is becoming a more common way to build a family. We hear more and more about it, which is good. Sometimes, however, what we hear may lead to many misconceptions. We hear the stories [Read More]
For five years, siblings Lexi and Nick lingered in foster care, frightened they might never be adopted, or worse, separated from each other. After being found alone in a hotel, they bounced from house to [Read More]
Many foster parents are able to eventually adopt their foster children. It’s a wonderful way to add to your family, and it’s an important step toward stability for a child. But as wonderful as adoption [Read More]
Deciding to adopt is a very personal decision. Many couples and individuals research and ponder the possibility for years before committing to the process. My husband and I chose adoption because we wanted to parent [Read More]
In honor of National Adoption Month, Alabama MENTOR celebrates all our Mentor foster parents who adopt children from care into their forever families! Each family’s foster care journey is different, but the need for caring [Read More]
It may seem that adopting from the foster care system would be an easy process. After all, we hear that there are millions of children in the United States waiting for homes all of the time. With all [Read More]
For many, perhaps most, the holidays bring about lots of joy for the present season as well as fond memories of seasons long ago. Often people declare that you’ve never truly experienced the holidays until [Read More]
The UAB International Adoption Center (IAC) at Children’s of Alabama will be hosting an adoption bootcamp on Saturday, February 23, at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church (5080 Cahaba Valley Trace in Pelham, 35242). This event is typically [Read More]
Adoption can be a beautiful way to build a family. When a child is adopted, he doesn’t only gain parents, he may possibly gain grandparents. Grandparents aren’t a part of the decision to adopt, but [Read More]
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