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Stories about Advocacy

From the Archives: What the New Ohio Adoptee Law Means to Me

Bill, adoptive family member: A Sponsor of the Ohio Adoptee Access to Records Law Reflects on the Process

Fertility Fraud: Adoption Network Cleveland Supports Fertility Fraud Legislation

Stephanie, adoptive mother and Justice, adoptee: Our Participation in Lobby Day

Stories from adoptees, individuals with DNA surprises or who were donor-conceived

Nona Janssen Walls, adoptee: Made in Michigan

Svetlana Sandoval, adoptee: Lost and Found Heritage: an International Adoptee Journey

Tammara Humbert, adoptee: Searching for Family Roots After Being Adopted from Foster Care

Dylan McIntosh, foster alum: Embracing Change: The Lessons I Learned from a Life in Foster Care

JJ, adoptee: You Must Know Who You Are & How A Name Can Reflect Identity

Renee, adoptee: Still Part Pirate | How Jimmy Buffett Brought Me Closer to My Birthmom & Finding Jack – and Becoming the Brewer’s Daughter

Karen, individual with DNA surprise: Taking DNA test for fun reveals unexpected family

Kristina, adoptee: Adoptee Awareness for National Adoption Awareness Month

Bev, adoptee and Ginger, birth mother: A Mother and Daughter Reunion

Robin, adoptee: Finding My People

Patti, adoptee: How a donor 'came for support, but gained so much more'

Stories from Birth Parents

Sue and Murray, birth parents: A Story of Support, Search Assistance, and Reunion

Mary, birth mother: Finding Matt

Linda, birth mother: A Birthmother Shares Why She Remains a Member, 30+ Years Later

Karen, birth mother: A Reunion 60 Years in the Making

Stories from Adoptive, Kinship, and Foster Parents

Joe, adoptive father: A Message from Joe Brennan, Board Chair of Adoption Network Cleveland

Yolanda, foster mother: A foster parent whose ‘heart is in the right place’

Mary and Marty, adoptive parents: Family Finds Community, Support through Adoption Network Cleveland

Greg and Jackie, adoptive parents: Donations Made to Adoption Network Cleveland Celebrate a Family Coming Together

The Millers, transracial adoptive family:  Adoption Network Cleveland family programs meet the changing needs of families 

Laureen & Willie Harbert: