Testimonials

Our family has been a part of the M&M program at Children’s Home Society & Family Services for the past two years. M&M matches adopted youngsters with adopted adult mentors to share their adoption...

Back in 1978, I adopted three boys. I’ve raised five biological children and ten adopted children over the years, then I took a break until 2007. I just felt that my son Trevor needed a brother and I wanted him...

I loved dropping my daughter Precious off at the CHSFS Whittier Early Learning Center. The staff really helped me to feel like I was leaving Precious with good people who care about the well being of the entire...

When I found out I was pregnant, I really wasn’t sure what to do. I’m only 17, and I knew that my family was going to be mad at me when they heard the news. I figured the baby’s father would be...

Just before Thanksgiving during my sophomore year of college, I realized I was pregnant. My gut reaction was to have an abortion – I was not prepared for a pregnancy much less a baby while I was still in school...

Last month I celebrated two years of sobriety. I am a recovering alcoholic, and I have worked so hard to turn my life around. As a single mom, I know it’s up to me to set a good example for my three children. I...

Our daughter, Jenny, has always been curious and eager to learn. But, as the school year progressed, we noticed that she was struggling more with her school work and began to say “I can’t do this. It...

Before we were married we talked about our future family. In high school, RJ studied the social impact of China’s one child policy and the tragic outcome it had on many female newborns. Ever since then, it was...

When people ask me why my family and I give to Children’s Home Society & Family Services, the answer is quite simple.  “Well, it's where I came from years ago.”

I was adopted through...

I was an angry person. When I was younger, my dad pressured me a lot and he had a short fuse. I have a son from a previous relationship and I’m not allowed to see him very often. I’ve been married for...

I was charged with assault on my girlfriend. I was 42 at the time. I’m college educated and hold a good white collar job. To make matters worse, I didn’t trust myself to have children. I was afraid they...

I was in a bad place. I lost my job, I had two children depending on me, I was suffering from depression, I wasn’t getting along with my baby’s father, and I just couldn’t make ends meet. To make...

My name is Amanda. I’m 27 years old. A year ago I had a baby boy. I was incarcerated and all I knew was that I wanted my baby to have a good, healthy life. Before I made the decision to move forward with...

We didn’t decide to adopt because we wanted to "save" children out of pity or obligation. Plain and simple—it needed to be our way to create our family. We’re not heroes or saints, either...

I have been participating in CHSFS webinars for child welfare professionals for several years and have found them to be extremely helpful in my work.

I find the topics and their content to be very relevant and...

I heard about Children’s Home Society & Family Services from a classmate at Gustavus Adolphus College who had recently shadowed social work professionals in the Post-Adoption Services department. As a...