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…
The Adoption Guild of Southern California has been supporting HFS Adoption & Foster Care for over 58 years through hosting fundraising events to benefit HFS Adoption and Foster Care. We are so proud to have such a wonderful, long-time supporter of our work. This year, their annual Roy Emerson Tennis Classic was held over Memorial…
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 · 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. THE PASADENA UNIVERSITY CLUB 175 N. OAKLAND AVE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, 91101 Honoring: Jane McCracken, Retiring HFS Staff Member Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Altadena The Lee Graff Foundation Join us for festive music, libations, silent and live auctions, opportunity drawing, and complimentary valet parking. …
The Patroness Event is a tradition of the Adoption Guild of Southern California. For over 50 years, this luncheon has provided an opportunity for the Guild to share its passion with the community for the work of Holy Family Services Adoption & Foster Care Agency. We provide resources, counseling, and compassionate service to children, birth…
Then and now: the Kearney family from when the siblings were all first brought together to now. At HFS, we are so lucky that our own board members have their own experiences with adoption and foster care. Our very own HFS Board of Directors Secretary, Marianne Wright, was adopted in 1960 by Nancy and Jim…
Personal testimony from HFS’ Board President Like many couples trying to conceive, it was not as easy as it would seem. I felt I had to try all my options and it was exhausting. When it seems all the doors were closed, I realized it was so simple: I just wanted to be a Mom.…