A Piece of the Foster Care Puzzle
Before I started working at Family to Family, foster care was not an area I was knowledgeable about. I did not know what the children, the biological parents, and the foster parents had to go through...
View ArticleBarbara and Jennifer
Barbara and Jennifer married in 2013. They have always wanted children but are unable to have them on their own. Since their fairytale wedding in Mexico, Barbara and Jennifer’s lives have been filled...
View ArticleTamasin and Norma
Tamasin and Norma are an active and kind-hearted couple. They met at a rock climbing gym and have been together for seven years. They had their commitment ceremony in 2010 and officially married last...
View ArticleMichael, Kristin, and Decker
Michael, Kristin, and Decker are a small, close knit family with a lot of love to give. They adopted their son Decker in 2014 and describe him as sweet, funny, energetic, and independent. They cannot...
View ArticleA Father’s Role
The role of a father is somewhat diminished at times. A lot of focus is put on the mothers in our lives. After all, the mother is considered the traditional caretaker of the family. She is “the one who...
View ArticleCreating Positive Changes
Each year we are blown away by the success of our birth mothers. We have seen many of them go on to find stable employment, attend college, and become someone who their children would be proud of. We...
View ArticleCelebrating a Life and Legacy
We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved Founder and Executive Director, Maxine Seiler, passed away in the early morning on February 28, 2017. For those of you who knew Maxine Seiler, you knew...
View ArticleOscar, Dayana, and Debra
Oscar and Dayana met in 5th grade and started dating in high school. They married in 2007 after dating for 13 years. They have been together for a total of 23 years sharing an exciting and happy life....
View ArticleThe First Night With A New Foster Child
Frightened. The three children stood in front of my wife and me. The four year old girl, here two year old sister, and one year old brother were so filled with fear, they would not look us in the...
View ArticleWhen Motherhood Seems Unobtainable
Adoption requires you to put yourself out there and to take a chance. Most Adoptive/Foster families have an idea of how their adoption will go, but fortunately or unfortunately, things do not usually...
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