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Miss Oklahoma 2024: A Proud Adoptee

Lauren Frost, Miss Oklahoma 2024, is an advocate for adoption and foster care. In this guest blog, she...
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Upholding Identity: The Role of Kin and Culture in Foster Care

When children are placed in foster care, they are often uprooted from their core relationships. Connections...
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The Moffitts’ Adoption Story: From Zero to Five Children

A few months after starting the foster parent process, we heard the term “waiting children.” After...
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Q&A with Andrew Bridge: Reflections about National Adoption Day and the Importance of Permanency

Andrew Bridge, a lawyer, child advocate and best-selling author, reflected on the evolution of National...
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The Decision: Lydia’s Story

In the spring of 1997, I left home amidst a fire of independence and opportunity. I became a master of...
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The Power of Adoption Benefits at Wendy’s: Misty’s Story

Misty, a General Manager at a Wendy's restaurant in Colorado, adopted her cousin with the support of...
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From Feeling Lost and Alone to Being Surrounded by Love, Pugs and Mugs: Lilyauna’s Story

Lilyauna spent nine years in foster care waiting to be adopted. She had all but given up hope, refusing...
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National Adoption Month: 5 Ways to Help

November is National Adoption Month — a special time to celebrate families that have grown through...
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Better Together: Michael, Liam and Nathan’s Story

For six long years, Michael, Liam and Nathan lingered in foster care after enduring abuse and neglect...

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