By: Deirdre Littlefield Six years ago, I quietly started my training to become a foster and adoptive parent. It seemed an unusual decision to my close friends, but they supported me through it anyway. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but knew inside it would change some of my favorite relationships. What I … More I Am Grateful For My Community
By: Deirdre Littlefield It was a beautiful October afternoon that we had spent at the local playground with my five-year-old son and his buddies. My DCF worker called and asked if I could take a one-week old baby within the hour. He was born with drugs in his system, six weeks premature at just … More The Day We Were Matched
By: Melanie Anderson Years ago when I was a kid, I used to hear the saying, “It takes a village” from my parents and just about every other parent. We quickly learned what it actually meant. It meant that if we, the children, were out playing in the neighborhood, any parent that saw one of … More The Rise and Fall of “It Takes A Village”
