According to an Oct. 30 article by Janiell Ross of The Tennessean, the Shelbyville couple's dedication to their family has earned them a spot in a new campaign designed to encourage the adoption of foster children:
For all the attention that celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Madonna have brought to foreign adoption, child advocates and some government agencies are making an effort to gently remind prospective parents that there remain many orphaned children closer to home.
This week, the Ad Council and AdoptUSKids released a new series of ads depicting average Americans who have become parents of children adopted from foster care. ...
"I don't think there's any way we could have afforded all of the fees if we had tried a private adoption, and I can't imagine looking anywhere else, adopting a child from somewhere around the world when there are thousands of kids right here that need help."
Labels: adoptive parents, foster_care
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