Stories From Our Allies

We had friends do private adoptions that weren’t pushed to utilize the support. We are so grateful that [Allies] had all of this available to us.”

Taji

During story time, the smiley toddler (with a penchant for popsicles) flips a trite line in one of his favorite books from “anything is possible” to a much tastier and more hopeful, “anything is popsicle?!” dissolving both himself and his mom into fits of giggles. His moms, Taji and Jesse,...

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While attending an Allies for Every Child information session, the couple learned about the tremendous need for foster parents right here in Los Angeles for thousands of children who enter the system each year.  It was then when they both knew that adoption through foster care with Allies was where their journey should begin....
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The children in San Juana’s family childcare get to work in their “bakery,” mixing flour, food coloring, and water, rolling it, patting it, and adding...
But fears of “emotional risk” had always dissuaded her from adoption through foster care. After happening upon an online ad for a foster care orientation,...
Uncertainty about the future of federal immigration policy and acrimonious rhetoric coming from the nation’s top office have left immigrant communities in a haze of...
Originally from Pennsylvania, Jailah moved to California seeking an environment with a more progressive attitude towards the LGBT community. But with a baby on the...

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