Success stories
A note from an adoptive parent
We adopted our twin 7-year-old boys from foster care a year and a half ago. They are great boys and have made our family complete. We have watched [A Home for the Holidays] for many years and we are hopeful that people are inspired to step out of their comfort zone...
Forever family created 11/18/11
In July, 2010, Arte was added to the WWK caseload. He had been placed with his foster parent in December, 2009. When the WWK recruiter initially began working with Arte, he said he was comfortable residing in the foster home until he turned 18 years old and felt he was building...
Forever family created 12/21/11
When the recruiter first met Lucy, she was a very quiet, reserved and traumatized little girl who did not understand why her mother did not want her, how to deal with her father’s death, and why she could not stay with her grandparents. The recruiter’s work with Lucy included helping her understand...
Forever family created 12/30/11
In December of 2003, police brought Jasmine, her older sister and three cousins to a local shelter. They had responded to a medical alert call placed by Jasmine on behalf of her older sister, who was feeling dizzy and couldn’t walk. Jasmine’s older sister had been caring for all of the children for the previous two...
A ‘Home for the Holidays’ success story
Glad I found your Facebook. I watched “A Home for the Holidays” back in 2003. Sat on my couch sobbing at the number you told me. 160,000 waiting kids. Called my county before New Year’s, started parenting classes in early 2004, toddler placed with us in late 2004, adopted her...
Forever family created 8/26/11
Grace had been in care for nearly five years and had been in more than 10 foster placements. She first entered the system because of neglect, physical abuse and substance abuse by the caregivers. Grace had originally been placed in an adoptive home with her three brothers out-of-state, but the...
Family adopts siblings
At the age of 14, Donald came to the conclusion that he was not going to age out of the system and convinced his 13-year-old sister to be open to the idea of adoption. The WWK recruiter asked if they would like to be a part of a big family,...
Forever family created 8/12/11
A principal at an elementary school had met Eric and heard he might be available for adoption. Even though the family had not completed the full homestudy process, the WWK recruiter was able to expedite foster placement of Eric into their home. The family grew closer with each passing month....
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