Open Arms, Open Hearts
Adoption is a journey filled with unexpected twists and turns, emotional highs and lows, and ultimately, profound love. For Tara and George, their journey began in heartbreak and ended in a family beyond what they [Read More]
Article Category: Adoption
The Wait No More Program Raises Adoption Awareness with Suitcase Bundle Program
Imagine a scared and lonely child, forced to move away from a foster home to yet another temporary living situation with a family they don’t know. As this child gathers the few coveted possessions they [Read More]
Embracing Fatherhood
Fatherhood is an incredible journey, full of joy, challenges and personal growth. Every father’s path is unique, and mine has been deeply shaped by my work in foster care. Together with my wife, Sara, I’ve [Read More]
The Love and Support of Family
Born with health challenges that required a triple organ transplant, Samantha was placed into foster care as an infant due to medical neglect. Her biological family was unable to care for her complex needs. And [Read More]
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Expands Foster Care Adoption Program Statewide in Alabama
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and the state of Alabama announced a partnership late last year that will find permanent, loving homes for the longest-waiting youth in foster care. This unique public-private partnership will [Read More]
5 Reasons You Won’t Adopt from Foster Care
“It’s too expensive.” “Children in foster care are too set in their ways to blend in with my family.” “I’m not married, so I can’t adopt, right?” “I don’t want to deal with the child’s [Read More]
Getting Mentally and Emotionally Ready for the Parenting Role
You think you’ve prepared yourself and done all the things you thought you needed to do. But are you ready? There may still be more work to do in preparing for the big changes ahead. [Read More]
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]
The Cost of Adoption: Your Questions Answered
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]
More Americans Consider Building Their Family Through Adoption
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]