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

Board President’s Message

Our 2022 Gratitude Report reflects our Fiscal Year July 2021 – June 2022. Let me take this opportunity to thank our Board of Directors for their support and hard work on behalf of HFS: Vice President Joseph Zanetta, Board Secretary The Rev. Nathan Biornstad, and members of the board in no particular order: The Rev. Guy Leemhuis, Paula Kendrick, Sithy Farook, and Elaine Tumonis. The Rev. Thomas Quijada-Discavage and Maura Lemon filled out their terms on the board, and we reluctantly bid them farewell as of June 30, 2022.

Make a Gift of Stocks to HFS

Donating stock instead of cash can be a smart way to express your generosity. You can donate long-term appreciated stock you’ve held for more than a year. Not only does your charity get to benefit from a valuable item, but you also get to claim the fair market value as an itemized deduction and avoid…

September 2022 HFS Catch-up with Marianne Wright, President, HFS Board of Directors

I’ve been using the phrase “HFS Catch-up” for the past couple of years, as I have communicated with the Board of Directors by email every few weeks with an “HFS Board Catch-up” message. The HFS Board of Directors meets 6 times a year, or every other month, with a break in the summer. Even with…

Finalizing Adoption

Have you ever wondered what happens during the Adoption finalization process? For those of us who aren’t familiar, the finalization of a child’s adoption marks the finish line of the adoptive parent and child’s journey. When a court issues a decree of adoption, your relationship as parent and child is permanently and legally bound. Finalization…

The Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic Benefits HFS Programs

The Adoption Guild of Southern California celebrated their 60th annual tournament at the Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic over the Memorial Day Weekend and raised over $30,000 for programs at HFS. This 5-day event was hosted by Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach, with play also held at the Newport Beach Tennis Club, Mesa…

A Relinquishment Story

Hello, my name is Jay, and I have had the privilege of working for HFS for the last 7 months in my time with Holy Family Services as their Social Media Manager, I have learned an overwhelming amount of information regarding Foster Care and Adoption. So you can only imagine how moving it was when…

Creating Forever Families Across Southern California

Just like with restaurants, HFS finds that there are times when we are quiet and then there are times when a lot happens all at once. April, May and June were definitely on that busy side! Here are some highlights: I worked with a birth mother in Riverside from April to June. She already had…

Sister Simone Campbell receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

HFS Celebrates Sister Simone Campbell, a member of the Sisters of Social Service and a former executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice organization. Sister Simone received the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on July 7th, along with 16 other Americans. HFS, founded in July of 1949, was assumed under the…