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Holy Family Services Adoption & Foster Care Agency Misrepresented in Adoption Scam
A message from Julie Brown, Executive Director of HFS Adoption and Foster Care regarding COVID-19.
Pictured at the 2019 Circle of Hope Gala with Eric and his parents are his grandparents Dwayne and Lilia Fischer and German & Fran Von Thal. Beginning the adoption process, we were hopeful, but also careful to choose the right agency to guide us. Throughout interviewing, we realized that there were big differences in the…
As we enter this season of thanks and giving, I have to reflect on the amazing moments of gratitude and generosity that are part of the fabric of Holy Family Services (HFS) Adoption & Foster Care. It started in 1949 with our founders, Dolores Hope and Dr. George Piness, and it has continued with thousands…
If you’ve ever had a calling to make a difference in the world, there’s no greater way than making a difference in a child’s life. Among the most vulnerable members of communities across the country are foster children. These are children who, based on life circumstances, face conditions at home that threaten their health and…
Pictured from the Adoption Guild December 2019 Gathering (L to R): HFS staff Linda Shirley, parents Susan and Leroy, brother Devon, baby Dane, and HFS Board members Marianne Wright, Deno Kidde and Maura Lemon. Leroy and Susan have always known that they wanted to adopt a child. Many of their friends have gone through the adoption process…
Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and the doers who take “make the world a better place” to the next level. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can she make a difference, but that she already has. Those who earn the Gold Award tackle…