adoption

Kansas City 13-year-old who lost his mother in search of new family

Ben is in search of a new family. Several years ago, he lost the only family that he knew when his mother died. Now, the 13-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri wants to find a mother ...

Devoted dad wins daughter back after she was adopted without his permission

It’s something that no parent should ever have to experience, being separated from their child. In one South Carolina man’s case his daughter was adopted without his permission and he faced the possibility of never ...

Boy finally has a place to call home after spending 2,710 days in foster care

After years of spending time with multiple foster families Elijah finally heard the words he’d been waiting to hear – he was going to be adopted. The 9-year-old, from Oklahoma, was placed with the Mays ...

Blind dog and his ‘seeing eye cat’ are surrendered to shelter, now are looking for a new home together

There are so many cats and dogs in shelters waiting to be adopted. Some have to wait longer than others: it can take months or even years of waiting as shelter workers try to find ...

11-year-old boy bullied by teacher in front of classmates for having two dads

An 11-year-old boy “stayed silent” while a teacher insulted his soon-to-be family in a homophobic rant in front of the entire class. Daniel was in the process of getting adopted by married couple Louis and ...

Single mom takes in abandoned baby girl – has no idea she’s the biological sister of her son

When one woman’s marriage came to an abrupt end she was in her early 30s and felt like she had no direction. Katie Page moved into a new home in Colorado and changed her career ...

16-year-old who spent 3,739 days in foster care asks woman with 5 kids if she can stay

It’s a tragedy that so many teenagers spend years of their life in foster care never getting the forever family they deserve. More than 23,000 children will age out of the foster care system each ...

Three siblings adopted into loving forever family after 1,111 days in foster care – let’s hear it for them

For some of us, childhood is a joyous time, a period in our lives where we’re nurtured and raised in love and care by our parents. Sadly, of course, not every child experiences the warmth ...

Police officer adopts 4-year-old girl he helped while working child abuse case

There are a lot of challenges facing the world right now. Many people are struggling and it’s more important than ever that we take the opportunity to help one another out. One such concerns an Arizona ...

”Pure joy, because they’re ours”: Couple with four children adopt six siblings

Texas dad and federal worker Michael Hejduk was affected by a government shut down last year and he and his family relied on the kindness of others to get them through. Thankfully, they came through ...