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Family Ties

Family Ties

March 7, 2022 by Staff Contributor

Like many families, the structure of Sierra’s family is complex. Her blended family started when she became an adult foster provider to Christine who had aged out of the child

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Today's Child and Family

Donna & Ellen

Enduring Love Gives Back

March 7, 2022 by Staff Contributor

Donna and Ellen met at church more than 30 years ago and learned they had both adopted children — a daughter for Donna and a son for Ellen. That shared

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Filed Under: Today's Child and Family

Adoption from India

Dreams, Love & Siddharth

March 7, 2022 by Staff Contributor

As a child growing up in India, Vidya’s dream was to build a family through adoption. Her family moved to the Philippines when she was seven, then to Japan, and

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Culture and Heritage, International Adoption, News, Today's Child and Family

Family of eight adopted siblings

Adopting Siblings

November 5, 2021 by Guest Contributor

When Lyndsay and Mark Petrich are asked how many kids they have, they pause for a moment before saying with a chuckle, “We don’t even know! We’ve lost track!” Clearly,

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Filed Under: News, Today's Child and Family

Teen Foster Care Adoption

Openness Makes All the Difference

October 13, 2021 by Staff Contributor

When Brandon and Karis Heffron decided they wanted to explore adoption as a way to grow their family, they kept their options open. Wide open. “You’re asked how many children

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Filed Under: News, Today's Child and Family

Black grandmother and granddaughter hug

Children’s Home Expands International Programs to Include Caribbean Islands

July 1, 2021 by Guest Contributor

Last fall, Children’s Home shared exciting news about the opening of two new international adoption programs with Jamaica and St. Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG). Since then, the countries of

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Filed Under: Today's Child and Family

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Paying It Forward at Children’s Home East Office

July 1, 2021 by Guest Contributor

Adoption Service Information Agency (ASIA), based in Silver Spring, Maryland, provided adoption services and post-adoption support for almost 25 years. As international adoptions declined, ASIA realized operating as an independent

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Four adopted siblings from around the world

An American Family Born of Many Nations

July 1, 2021 by Guest Contributor

When Ann Schlenner and her family visit their cabin in northern Minnesota, one of the first things she, her husband, Ryan, and their four children do is raise two flags

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Two dads and son sitting on porch, one dad with arms around family

Supporting an Organization That Puts Kids First

April 27, 2021 by kristina berg

Seven years ago, Tom Ewald and Joe Thom took their first step toward becoming parents by contacting Children’s Home. They were looking for a referral to an LGBTQ-inclusive adoption agency.

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Foster Care Adoption, News, Parenting, Today's Child and Family

Family photo posed outdoors near waterfall

A Longing to Know More

March 24, 2021 by Staff Contributor

In 1956 Lois Nelson, a 16-year-old high school junior, walked into the Salvation Army Booth Women’s Home and Hospital, a safe haven for unwed mothers, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Before

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Birth Parent Reflections, Reunion, Today's Child and Family

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