I’m Jake’s mom. I’ll always be Jake’s mom. On October 10, 2010, Jake and his fiancée Stephanie were killed by a drunk and drugged driver as they drove back to their apartment in Lawrence, Kansas.

Sam and Emily began perusing the Adopt Kansas Kids photo-listing website, reading about the children and dreaming about which one might one day call them Mom and Dad.

If you or someone you know are in crisis or are experiencing difficult or suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273 TALK (8255).

Kinship Caregivers are an incredibly important part of foster care that are not always discussed. A Kinship Caregiver is a biological relative who is willing to care for a child while they are in the custody of the state.