Forever Families: Assistance after adoption
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Raising children is no easy task, regardless of how they came to be in your care.
The Centers for Children and Families steps in to give adoptive families support and the resources they need to survive.
"All children are challenging," counselor Nancy Campbell said. "The whole point of post-adoption support is to be an additional person to keep the family intact. That's our primary goal, to keep adoptions intact, and keep relationships in the family as strong and as healthy as they can be.”
The nonprofit offers services including summer camp, financial assistance, therapeutic retreats and free babysitting.
"They all take a lot of our time and demand a lot of our energy so we have to be able to re-fuel," Campbell said. "The support service is kind of like, if you call a friend and say you're frustrated with your kid, your friend wouldn't be giving you a hard time. They would be including you and helping guide you in the right direction."
To learn more about adopting, call the Adoption Coalition of Texas at (512) 301-2825 or visit AdoptionCoalitionTX.org.
In partnership with the
, YNN's Jennifer Borget takes her number one priority -- family-- and gives you a glimpse into the eyes of a foster child who needs one. Every Sunday, Jennifer sheds light on some of the issues surrounding foster care and adoption and introduces you to children looking for forever families. If you'd like to know more about a child you've seen on Forever Families, contact (512) 301-2825.