Michelle Stephens spent years looking for her granddaughter, Bella. Stephens’ daughter and Bella’s mom had struggled with mental illness and died. Bella’s foster caseworker had also died. “She had an ...

On Adoption Day in Suffolk County, 11 children and their soon-to-be parents visited Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, where officials turned a conference room into a temporary courtroom. "Is everybody ...

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My husband and I adopted four children over the span of seven years. All of them are open adoptions. These arrangements allow for varying degrees of contact between adoptive and birth families. In our ...

HER IT’S CHANGED HIS LIFE. DESHAWN PAYNE HODGE SAT QUIETLY, ENDING ONE LONG JOURNEY AND OFFICIALLY BEGINNING ANOTHER GREAT ONE. THE 15 YEAR OLD ENTERED FOSTER CARE WHEN HE WAS SIX, MOVING FROM HOME TO ...

Adoption not only changed my life, but the lives of every member of my family.

WEST OLIVE, Mich. — Tuesday at the Ottawa County Family Justice Center in West Olive families, officials and members of local and state organizations gathered to celebrate Adoption Day. Judges from ...

National Adoption Day is scheduled on the Saturday before Thanksgiving every year to raise awareness of the thousands of children across the nation who are living in foster care but are eligible for ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Five Cincinnati families were celebrating new beginnings as they welcomed children into their homes during Hamilton County Probate Court's Back-to-School Adoption Day. The event, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — For 38 years, Washington, D.C. has celebrated Adoption Day aimed at raising awareness about adoption and helping children find forever families. On Saturday, dozens of families ...

This video is no longer available. On Saturday, the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency hosted a party celebrating the 39th National Adoption Day. Dionne’s Good Food on Oak Drive SE was packed with ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Four children in Memphis found their forever homes on National Adoption Day, officials said. According to Youth Villages, three families finalized their adoptions at Chancery Court in ...