Adoption Day

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. According to the Child and Family Services Agency, there are more than 1,000 children in foster care in the District and 86 kids are in need of permanent loving homes. DC Superior Court and the DC Child ...

At least two same-sex couples were among the prospective parents expected to have their adoptions approved for more than 20 children on Saturday, Nov. 19, during the city’s 30th Annual Adoption Day ceremony at the DC Superior Court. The event was ...

William Miles had just turned 30 when he decided to skip happy hour and attend an information session on becoming a foster parent in DC Miles grew up in a large family outside Pittsburgh and wanted to serve as a foster parent to give a child “as close ...

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It was around one a.m. on a summer night two years ago when the Tylers first met Jon, Tawanda and Lamont.* They were only 4, 3 and 2 years old at the time, and were staying at a motel with their mom and two baby brothers. Violence and fear became a ...

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Pamela Gray has served as a magistrate judge in DC Family Court since 2002, and in that time she’s dealt with some of the toughest cases a judge can face: the abuse and neglect of children. She’s seen children enter the foster care system, and she’s ...

A total of 26 children will have their adoptions finalized as part of "Adoption Day'' at Superior Court in Washington. The adoptions will be finalized Saturday during this year's Adoption Day ceremony. Each child and his or her family will be ...

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