Adoption Option Inc. recently received a $39,860 Grant from the Midland Area Community Foundation to enhance the training of our In-Home parent education staff. This enhanced training will expand the number of tools available to help serve the families and children of...
Did I hear you correct? Jennifer* took her four kids to the emergency room because she thought they ingested embalming fluid? I spent an hour talking to the foster care worker and hearing the case details. Immediately, I knew I had an unusual case after hearing how...
When we think about becoming first-time parents we are in a good place in our lives, we have a stable living situation and a solid support system. Now imagine that you are 19 and fresh out of high school and have none of that. When I first met Lisa,* she had been...
When we work out in the field we do not always hear from our clients how we impact their lives. Then, one day I received a text from a client 3 weeks after I started working with the family. She said: “I just want to take a second and say that I am so thankful for...
I have only worked with this client a few weeks, but in those few weeks, I feel as if I have made a significant difference in how she sees herself and enabled her to be the strength her children needed to move forward. In the AIH program, we get referrals for a...
