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Finding Families: Meet Latoya, a Loving Eighth Grader Still Looking for Her Forever Home
News4’s Melissa Mollet reintroduces Latoya, an eighth grader looking for her forever home. Latoya is a foodie who loves going to the pool and wants to help other foster kids.
Finding Families: Meet Stefany, a Sweet, Artistic Teen Hoping for a Home
Stefany likes making art, wearing quirky earrings and dreams of studying interior design at college. News4’s Melissa Mollet is highlighting local children in need of a home through Finding Families.
Finding Families: Meet Greg, Outdoor-Loving Kid Looking for Forever Home
Greg likes reading, going outside and taking care of animals and says he wants someone to play with. News4’s Melissa Mollet is highlighting local children in need of a home to call their own through Finding Families.
National Foster Care Day: Why News4 Today Is Wearing Blue
Tuesday is National Foster Care Day, calling attention to the 400,000 young people across the U.S. who are looking for forever homes. News4’s Melissa Mollet shares a cause near to her heart.
Finding Families: Sweet Teen Chasidy Hoping for Forever Family
Chasidy is a D.C-area teen hoping to get adopted by a loving family. News4’s Melissa Mollet continues our Finding Families series, highlighting local children in need of a home to call their own.
Finding Families: Meet Jimmy, Sports-Loving Teen Looking for Forever Home
Jimmy likes sports and going out to eat and says he wants to find a family that loves him “well.” News4’s Melissa Mollet kicks off our Finding Families series, highlighting local children in need of a home to call their own.
Post-Roe, is adoption a realistic alternative to abortion?
“Adoption is complicated, and it should not be seen as a simple solution to an unintended pregnancy,” says Janice Goldwater, founder and CEO of Adoptions Together, a nonprofit agency in Maryland. Beyond a one-time legal event, she adds, adoption has lifelong implications. “In a sense, we have to go against our biology,” she says. “We’re wired as living creatures to care for our young.”
Finding Families: Marlaysia and Jimmy Are Looking for Their Forever Families
Marlaysia, 15, has a long list of loves, including swimming and dancing, and wants to be in a family with siblings. Jimmy, also 15, loves sports and says he has extremely good handwriting. Learn more with Melissa Mollet of NBC4 Washington.
Spotlight on Adoptions Together: Every Child, Every Family, Every Step of the Way
November is National Adoption Month and today we're highlighting a wonderful organization that has been helping children and families for more than 30 years. Janice Goldwater joined us to discuss the mission of Adoptions Together.
Finding Families: Jamal and Malachi Need Forever Homes
There are at least 114,000 foster children in the U.S. waiting to find a permanent home. Some of them, like Jamal and Malachi, are in the Adoptions Together Heart Gallery, an online and in-person photo exhibit of children waiting to be adopted.
Taste in Potomac 2022: Thank You For Your Support!
Melissa Mollet Honored at Adoptions Together Fundraiser
News4’s Melissa Mollet was honored at the “Taste in Potomac” fundraiser for Adoptions Together. Mollet has a child who was adopted and works to help other children find families.
Interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, Pregnancy Social Worker at Adoptions Together (Part 2)
Last week, we published part one of our interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, of Adoptions Together, one of our Birthparent Support Alliance members, to learn more about the work they do, talk about common adoption misconceptions, and have a serious talk about ethics and equity in the adoption landscape. The interview was so good it ended up becoming two parts.
Interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, Pregnancy Social Worker at Adoptions Together
The Birthparent Support Alliance launched in 2022, and the response has been incredible. We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, a pregnancy social worker at Adoptions Together, one of our Birthparent Support Alliance members, to learn more about the work they do, talk about common adoption misconceptions, and have a serious talk about ethics and equity in the adoption landscape.
2022 Angels in Adoption Honoree
