Blog - Holy Family Services (HFS) Adoption and Foster Care

Invocation from The Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor, Bishop at Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, at Sunday night’s Circle of Hope Gala, Celebrating 75 Years of Creating Families

Honored at the event were Bishop Bruno, who gave Holy Family a new home so that it could work with adoptive parents without regard to their sexual orientation; and longtime supporters The California Endowment and Dr. Robert Ross of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church – Altadena CA, who told a moving story about his adoptive daughter, Savannah; and the Mozilo Family Foundation.

Navigating the Foster Care and Adoption Landscape: A Guide for Prospective LGBTQ+ Parents

In a recent article from Gallup.com, Sarah Fioroni, and Andrea Malek Ash discuss the fears of discrimination LGBTQ+ adults and families wrestle with when they consider whether to foster and adopt children. The authors report that more than a third of LGBTQ+ adults “say that discrimination they may face due to sexual orientation or gender…

Adoption Story Update: Peter Dobbins

Peter Dobbins, featured in our 2021 Gratitude Report with his parents, is now a Junior at Pasadena High School. Last fall, Peter participated in the school’s production of Dracula.

Ways to Give to HFS

Thank you to The Rev. Rachael Nyback and her now husband Chad Druten (pictured with family and friends,) whose wedding took place on October 28 of this year. Rachel and Chad designated HFS as one of their wedding gift beneficiaries.

Episcopal Parishes asked to support HFS during Advent 2023

Thank you to Executive Director Julie Brown and her husband Peter, who tabled for HFS at the Episcopal Convention this year at the Riverside Convention Center on November 10th and 11th. Thank, too, to board members John Thies, Marianne Wright and Joseph Zanetta, who also attended.

HFS and Closet Factory Unite to Support Kids in Foster Care

In a heartwarming partnership that embodies the spirit of National Adoption Month, Closet Factory, a renowned provider of custom-designed organizational solutions, joined hands with HFS Adoption & Foster Care, Southern California’s oldest adoption agency, to help transform the lives of foster youth in Los Angeles.

There’s Something About Natasha

It doesn’t take long to fall in love. I remember meeting with our social worker in July of 2006 to sign final paperwork just before we would meet our daughter for the first time. William, my husband, asked about health concerns, and what our options were if there were anything inherited. We had been waiting years for this day and his question caught me off-guard. After further discussion and understanding this concern, we concluded the paperwork.

HFS Making Miracles Happen

In 1949, something magical took place in downtown Los Angeles. A newborn baby was handed to a couple in a car – an “adoption” in the streets if you can imagine. The miracle was that Dr. George Piness of St. Anne’s Maternity Hospital, and Dolores Hope (yes, Bob’s wife) witnessed it, and felt there had to be a better way to facilitate an adoption. Together, they created the agency now known as HFS Adoption & Foster Care.