Jodi founded Second Mothers, a community for women who are foster mothers, adoptive mothers, and/or step mothers.  ..read more

Darrell Missey is the Director of Children's Division for the State of Missouri ..read more

Justine Froelker is an educator who uses storytelling, humor, and passion to help individuals to rise from difficulty, cope with emotions, and move forward in a healthy, authentic way ..read more

Christopher and Ashley adopted a young boy through foster care and then later decided they no longer felt called to accept more children into their home.  ..read more

Simon Benn resides in the United Kingdom and is the founder of Thriving Adoptees. He is an adoptee who helps other adoptees thrive. He also shows parents how to help their adopted children to thrive, too. He also shows parents how to help their adopted children to thrive, too.  ..read more

Anthony Donovan is the Associate Dean of Students & Director of Residence Life at my alma mater, Belmont University ..read more

Meet Gary Schneider Founder & CEO - Every Orphan’s Hope and Vision Catalyst & Founder - Orphan Sunday. Learn more about Gary's work and explore opportunities for child sponsorship at: everyorphan.org. If you're interested in learning more about Zambia signing the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption, check out: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/Intercountry-Adoption-News/adoption-notice-zambia-1oct2015.html ..read more

La' Toria Kern who serves as a foster parent for emergency situations in Las Vegas. She is also the founder and executive and artistic director as a nonprofit called FAMILYArts @ WHALER's Creation.  ..read more

Angie Schaefer is the Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Safety National. Want to ask your employer to add or expand adoption benefits? Use the Adoption-Friendly Workplace Toolkit. Does your employer already have adoption benefits, invite them to participate in the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces Survey ..read more

Andrea Sanders has been the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services since November 2020. She says, "Every day I throw on my CAPE ([which is an acronym for her] core values of Compassion, Accountability, Professionalism, and Excellence) and I challenge my staff to do the same. Our work is too important to not give it our all each and every day. It is truly a new day at MDCPS, and I implore my fellow professionals and all Mississippians to lock arms with us to protect our children by investing in Mississippi families ..read more