Children and Families

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• Family

  “It’s a warm feeling, being a mom:” Heartbreak and a joyful reunion

  "She knew she had to fight for her kids and put them first. Her love was just so powerful for her children. It was her driving force."

  

• Family

  Keisha’s Journey

  This year, at our Helping Children Soar Annual Benefit, guests met Keisha -- a young woman who found herself in a new city following Hurricane Katrina.

  

• Family

  Filling Hearts with Love

  The Tylers opened up their home to many children in foster care -- and then five siblings stole their hearts and became their forever family.

  

• Family

  A Lasting Home for Noel

  Grandma Dee was there for 4-year-old Noel in good times and bad. Then one day Noel ended up in foster care. That's when Grandma Dee fought to adopt her -- and give Noel a forever home.

  

• Behavioral Health

  Michelle’s Journey to Adulthood

  “No matter what you’ve been through, as long as you stay focused and you believe in yourself, you can overcome it.” That’s the advice that 20-year-old Michelle gives kids like her who are growing up in foster care today.

  

• Family

  Three Little Boys and Five Heartbeats = Adoption Day Arithmetic

  What happens when you take a name that starts with T, multiply by three, then add a Children’s Law Center attorney? In this case, the three find their forever family.

  

• Education

  Mariana Wants to be the Next Jane Goodall—But Her School Stood in the Way

  “Can you imagine being an autistic child in a room with 25, 30 other loud kids,” Ms. Narvaez questioned. “Though she had an autism diagnosis, the school refused to acknowledge it. They were indifferent to her as a human being. She was just a problem to them.”

  

• Education

  Duke Ellington: CLC Fights for Families Accused (Unfairly) of Fraud

  Within weeks of the initial accusations, the CLC team and AJE presented the first of two parent training sessions at Duke Ellington.

  

• Family

  Drumroll, Please: Introducing 3-Year-Old Darnell & His Forever Family

  This Saturday, Darnell packed up his drumsticks and headed somewhere very special—to the DC courthouse to celebrate a monumental milestone: Adoption Day 2018.

  

• Family

  Pro Bono Partnership: Akin Gump Wins for a Grandmother and Two Little Girls

  When Akin Gump's Amanda left the courtroom, she did so with a “win” for the family she was advocating for. It was her first time appearing in front of a judge.