Everyday Heroes: Rooted in Nature
By Sara Tiano When Mya Zavaleta was growing up in her Connecticut adoptive home, she turned to the night sky to feel a sense of closeness with her birth family thousands of miles away. “Even […]
By Sara Tiano When Mya Zavaleta was growing up in her Connecticut adoptive home, she turned to the night sky to feel a sense of closeness with her birth family thousands of miles away. “Even […]
By Dionne Joseph Eyal Dagan and Chris Poore’s children are thriving. Seven-year-old Sam just competed in his second golf tournament, while his 6-year-old sister Bella is busy exploring her passions of fashion, art and dance. […]
Journalist Harrison Mooney shares his personal experience as a young Black child growing up with his white, Christian, evangelical family in the memoir “Invisible Boy.” Mooney won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction in […]
By Danidy Espinoza As the oldest of eight children, it was my destiny to assume the role of my mother’s sidekick. My role felt heroic, but the older I got, the more I just wanted […]
By Valarie Edwards Documentary filmmaker Yusef Presley was just 5 when he was separated from his sister, 7-year-old Khalia. The two initially entered foster care in the same family, but were later separated. Presley was […]
By Dr. Alexándrea Evans Oneal The American Academy of Pediatrics classifies youth in foster care as “children with special health care needs” due to the high prevalence of mental health, chronic illness and developmental concerns […]
Created specifically for adult adoptees, “Voices Unheard” is a journal designed to guide individuals similarly to working with a therapist. Writing in the journal provides individuals to explore their feelings and work toward deeper healing. […]
by Valarie Edwards Each morning, Richmond, Virginia resident Patrice Hazelwood rises before 5 to spend about an hour in prayer and meditation. The stillness of early mornings are “me-time” for the foster and adoptive mother […]
Column: More Than Enough by Jason Weber Dillon Helbig was in second grade when his book went into circulation at his local public library in Boise, Idaho. As of January 2022, the waiting list had […]
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