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Verywell Family: Best Adoption Agencies of 2023

Verywell Family: Best Adoption Agencies of 2023

Thank you so much to Verywell Family for naming Paths for Families as the best adoption and family well-being organization for LGBTQ+ families since 2020! We're committed to working with every child, every family, every step of the way and it's an honor to do the work that we do.

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A Home for Every Child

A Home for Every Child

Adoptions Together joins NBC4 to highlight children in foster care, Potomac Lifestyle reports.

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Child wearing facepaint stands in front of a sign at fall family day
Finding Families: Meet Stefany, a Sweet, Artistic Teen Hoping for a Home

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.

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Heart Gallery Child, Stefany
Finding Families: Meet Greg, Outdoor-Loving Kid Looking for Forever Home

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.

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Heart Gallery Child, Greg 2
National Foster Care Day: Why News4 Today Is Wearing Blue

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.

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National Foster Care Day Screenshot of Allison Clark, Foster Care Adoption Specialist
Finding Families: Sweet Teen Chasidy Hoping for Forever Family

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.

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Heart Gallery Child, Chasidy
Finding Families: Meet Jimmy, Sports-Loving Teen Looking for Forever Home

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.

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Heart Gallery Child, Jimmy
Post-Roe, is adoption a realistic alternative to abortion?

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.”

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Finding Families: Marlaysia and Jimmy Are Looking for Their Forever Families

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.

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Heart Gallery Children Marlaysia and Jimmy
Spotlight on Adoptions Together: Every Child, Every Family, Every Step of the Way

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.

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Janice Goldwater, Founder & CEO, on Good Morning Washington