Everyone Has a Role

Nov 23, 2020

Peter and his siblings were adopted from foster care when he was seven. He was grateful that he was adopted with his siblings and he grew up knowing he wanted to offer kids the same opportunity. It’s only fitting that Peter would marry Sharon, a woman who shared his compassion for children and commitment to taking on the role of foster and adoptive parents someday. Read More

Adoption Day in Quarantine

Nov 18, 2020

COVID-19 has changed many things, but it hasn’t kept children in foster care from finding forever families. We previously shared about Lauren and Nick’s journey to become family for Izzy and Anna. PCHAS is proud to have worked creatively with the family’s team to ensure their adoption day was extra special, even in the midst of a pandemic. Read More

Being True to the Call

Nov 15, 2020

Alyssa knew as a teenager that she would someday become a foster parent. It’s not a common goal for many adolescents, but she was inspired by a single woman in her church who adopted children. This only confirmed for Alyssa that, no matter what her future held, she could be family for children who need one. Read More

A Strong Sense of Cultural Identity

Nov 09, 2020

When Patti Tiro heard that her cousin was pregnant, she worried. The cousin had a history of drug abuse. Soon Patti and her husband, Oscar, were asked by family members whether they would consider caring for this cousin’s child. Read More

What If We Became a Family?

Nov 05, 2020

In 2017, Nick and Lauren were entering their 30’s. They hadn’t started planning for parenthood, but when one of Lauren’s students entered the foster care system with her older sister, everything changed. The girls, Izzy and Anna, were placed with their grandmother, so Lauren and Nick began visiting them to develop a mentoring relationship. Read More

The Hand of God

Nov 03, 2020

“What is in our hearts? What is God telling us to do?” Amy recounts, thinking back to when she and her husband Cyril decided to adopt. Read More

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