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My Journey of Becoming an Adoptive Mom

February 14, 2019

“It Was Challenging, It Was Exciting, and It Was Worth It” As Told By Felicia Stratten Adoption begins in your heart. When Felicia Stratten and her husband Sean decided they wanted to expand their family, they envisioned adopting a 5-year-old…

Public Adoption and Why It’s So Important

January 29, 2019

By Katie Friend, MA Adoptions Listing Service and Inquiry Unit and Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Adoption Supervisor Katie Friend says after 25 years in social work, building trusting and genuine relationships with our most vulnerable youth is not only important but…

Grandfamilies: Grandparents adopting their grandchildren

January 29, 2019

By Ashley Reed, Greenlight Attorney-At-Law Why would anyone delay his or her retirement and step back into the role of raising children? The answer is simple for grandparents raising their grandchildren: the children are worth it. The reality of grandparents…

Greenlight Counseling Services receives grant from VNA

August 13, 2018

In the time of the #MeToo movement, the need for a program like Greenlight Counseling Services is more evident than ever before. This grant from the VNA Foundation, in the amount of $50,000, will make it possible for Greenlight to…

Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Awards $140,000 Grant to Greenlight Family Services

August 13, 2018

Every child deserves a family. That is the mission of Greenlight Family Service’s newest program, the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois (ALSI). You may be wondering why this program is so important. What makes ALSI deserving of a grant from…

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