Dedicated to my parents who gave me the tools to live a quality life,
and my children who taught me how to use them.
These pages are a look into a families history spanning a fifteen year time frame.
From a single man in the restaurant business to opening an international adoption agency and adopting seven special needs children. You will walk through the life of a single father trying to deal with the pain of children lost, forgotten, abused and some so damaged it will make you wonder "is this really possible".
Take a walk through the wonders of a family brought together by fate and the trials, cultures, beliefs and customs of seven people surviving together.
There are joys and sorrows, miracles and madness, new life and death. Becoming a family and living through a common bond when there are so many differences will amaze you.
You will experience the Government in action with children in their care.
The truth will have you wanting to band together to change how we as a society deal with children at home and in the system.
Some of our pages might read lengthly, but like any real story, once you start, you wont be able to put us down.
SO, dim the lights, get comfortable, sit back and begin a journey you will never forget.
We hope to bring a personal story filled with information on Adoption, Foster Care and Special Needs Children. This will be a Journey you will not soon forget and for anyone looking to get involved in Adopting, Foster Care or Taking a Special Needs Child
We believe that all children are adoptable. Although there are still guidelines agencies follow to evaluate a prospective family's (or persons) eligibility to adopt, many of the traditional requirements associated with adoption such as minimum salary standards (which were set high), home ownership, marital status, physical handicaps, sexual preference, (to name a few ) no longer apply.
It is our belief that what constitutes a family is a stable home environment, lots of room in your heart, the desire to share in the joy a child can bring into your life, and an open mind to learn the skills necessary to nurture the adopted child.
The goal should be twofold: To meet the child's needs and best interest, along with a strong commitment to work with the wishes, desires and rights of the prospective families. To this end this should include a process of education and exploration of issues inherent in the adoption process.
If you believe in the dignity and value of each child as an individual, maximizing on the child's abilities and strengths, you will work to develop each child to their full potential. Necessary development can occur only when quality training is made available to all parties involved. This would include Government, State, City, Local and Private agencies. Also included are the prospective families and the "children".
It is best to encourage a proactive holistic approach to adoption and the placement process, focusing on strengthening all parties involved through pre and post placement involvement and training. To endeavor to assure that each child receive the quality of care and planning necessary for the prospective family unit to reach the highest level of functioning.