Foster Care & Adoption - Becoming a parent for kids who need a home

Emily Westbrook shares the lessons she learned on marriage when adopting her first child. She explains how was able to learn not only about herself

Wisconsin Green Bay Packer running back and receiver, Ty Montgomery, was raised by a wonderful mother who not only sought out his best interest, bu

When children in foster care join the family mealtime can become a challenge. Children from difficult places are often accustomed to processed, bla

If you don’t already know who Keshia Gardner is, and you could use a smile, look for her in social media. This foster mom is full of surprises. N

Wisconsin filmmaker, Joey Papa, has a heart for foster children. He’s working on a project that is all about heart – not about furthering h

Scott Elsass and Curtis Martin have fostered nearly 50 children through the years. And because of the three biological siblings they recently adopt

Don’t you just love tender Christmas stories?! Ryan and Lynnsey Jones, of Wisconsin, have provided us with just such a story. With three biologic

As we know, all adoptions come from loss. It’s a sad thought, but a truism nonetheless. Many adoptions also come from traumatic early years. And

20-year-old Mark Kinnard is one of many youth who age out of the foster system each year. Mark is a singer and is working to grow out of the hardsh

The good news is that in Tyler, Texas, more children were adopted from the foster care system this year than last year. The bad news is that more t

Some may remember little Jamie who was a very ill foster child, in need of a liver transplant. Her story went viral when a complete stranger was so

Brenda and Curt Heuer have been fostering children for twelve years. And they have been busy! During those twelve years they’ve had 52 foster chi

With Texas being the second highest state in in the nation to receive calls reporting sex trafficking, and with a large number of trafficked childr

It’s great to know when children are being adopted out of the foster care system. It’s greater to get a glimpse into their lives, both past and

Sometimes we are so caught up in our personal bliss that we forget that there are those who are without any bliss at all. Utah Foster Care was thin

It was five years ago that veteran and strong man, Donnie Kiernan, initiated the Tampa Bay Strongman Competition. This year, though, is special. Ha

MTV’s Teen Wolf star Cody Saintgnue attributes his success as an actor to his traumatic early years.  “[In acting] you give a piece of your he

This trajectory of Russia both politically and socially has been in a state of change for decades. From communism to socialism to capitalism, the c

Former foster youth Jelani Freeman used his speaking time at the Democratic National Convention not only to show his support for Hillary Clinton, b

Adopting a child brings with it a lot of emotions. No one person feels the same as another. But within the adoption community there are plenty of p