, about 5 million Americans have been adopted, and between 2% and 4% of Americans have adopted a child. This includes adopting children from another nation, adopting American children whose parents ...

“It’s really just a great opportunity for us to celebrate family and kids getting to go home before Christmas,” Jodi Pliska, ...

While Maryland expanded foster care capacity in the state this year, child advocates noted many older children continue to ...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Ten-year-old Ivey Zezulka learning that she's going to be adopted by her foster family might be the most heartwarming thing you'll see today. Her foster parents Paige and Daniel ...

Two young sisters who were featured on Wednesday's Child 21 years ago have become an adoption success story in Massachusetts. Back in September 2004, WBZ-TV's Jack Williams interviewed Raegina ...

Deciding to adopt is one of the most noble deeds you can do for another person. You’re caring for another life while significantly changing yours. And if you do it right, you will get nothing but ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - About 20 children officially joined their forever families at the Linn County Juvenile Courthouse Friday. Four Oaks, the state’s foster recruitment and retention ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – On National Adoption Day, 134 children across Massachusetts are being adopted, including 13 in Hampden County. Families in Hampden County are celebrating the adoption of their ...

I have written before about the lifelong impact of the names that we hang on newborn children. From their popularity in elementary school to their popularity on online dating sites as adults, a person ...