Every child deserves a safe, stable and loving place to call home. In Minnesota, hundreds of children in foster care are ...

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. When children in foster care can’t safely return to their parents, adoption and guardianship can offer safety, stability, and lasting family connections.

Foster care is (in theory) temporary, while adoption is permanent. Children enter foster care when their birth parents are unable to care for them; this may be because of abuse, neglect, addiction, or ...

Before Diane Shaw met her daughter, Breanna, she wasn't sure she was ready to foster a teen. Having become empty nesters after raising four children of their own, Diane and her husband knew they faced ...

Last year, of the 35,000 county kids in foster care, only 4 percent were adopted. But for would-be parents, campaigns like FosterMore offer an efficient alternative for those bogged down by the ...

While churches offer more support and encouragement, attendees say they’re less likely to see personal involvement. More pastors are encouraging members to adopt and provide foster care at a time when ...

Join us in recognizing our adoptive families and all those who support them! Our theme for Adoption Awareness Month 2026, “Families, Handcrafted with Love,” recognizes the special way adoptive ...

Meet Don and Emily, who became Fairfax County foster parents in 2018. After providing respite care for a couple of children, they welcomed 15-month-old Angel into their home in 2021 and recently ...