Below are some of our hopeful adoptive families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware. Our families are diverse and include singles, couples, LGBT families and families of all religions and races. Interested in learning more about any of these adoptive families or others?
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Tina & Mike
Hi! Thanks for checking out our profile. We're Mike and Tina, and we've been married for 11 years. In some ways, we're very different.… -
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Tina & Mike
Hi! Thanks for checking out our profile. We’re Mike and Tina, and we’ve been married for 11 years. In some ways, we’re very different. Mike is quiet and reserved, and loves to play and watch sports. Tina is talkative and energetic, and loves music and theater. But we both have common values and morals: being honest and truthful, treating others the way you want to be treated, cherishing those you love. These beliefs keep us committed to each other and to our family.
We longed for a child for many years and wanted more than anything to become parents. After six years of difficulty, we finally had our son, Sam. Our challenging journey to have a family only strengthened our bond and our commitment to each other. Experiencing the joys of parenthood has really made us want to have more children, and we’ve decided to build our family through adoption. We will love unconditionally any child who comes into our home.
We are best friends who have fun and enjoy making our way through life together. We have a natural and easy relationship, and work things out by talking and listening to each other. Neither of us could ever imagine life without the other, and believe that we were a family already, even before we had our son. We just want to take the next step and turn our family of three into a family of four (or more!).
If you decide to make an adoption plan for your child and think we might be the ones to parent, we will be ready with open arms. We wish you all the best in your decision.
Love,
Tina and Mike
Fun facts about Tina and Mike:
Favorite places: The beach is our happy place! We also love to travel and explore new places.
Favorite holidays: Christmas! We have many traditions like cutting down our tree, decorating gingerbread houses and celebrating with family. We also love Halloween, and take over the neighborhood while trick-or-treating with family and friends.
Favorite activities: Hiking, photography, being outdoors, singing and playing piano (Tina), playing ice hockey (Mike)
Favorite books and authors: Jane Austen (Tina), Stephen King (Mike), Harry Potter (both)
Favorite food: Everything!
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Kate
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Kate
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read about me and my family as you consider the possibility of making an adoption plan for your child. I am an American who grew up in Europe, in a number of different countries. I came back to the United States while I was in high school, then I went to college in New Hampshire and graduate school in New York. I’ve been working in nonprofit organizations in New York ever since. I have a house in a quiet neighborhood with good schools, across from a conservation area.
Education, music, travel, and the outdoors are lifelong loves for me – I’m always interested in learning something new. Feeding curiosity is a joy, and you just never know what experience will enable you to come up with a creative response to the issues that come up in daily life.
The decision you are making now is so difficult. But I believe strongly that whatever decision you make, it will be the right one for you and your child because it comes from a place of love. I know the others I’ve met on this journey agree. You are not alone.
I hope this profile will give you a good sense of my world, and all the people who are standing ready to open their hearts to a new member of our family. When all is said and done, the value I believe is most important is kindness. Kindness to others, and kindness to yourself, can give you the strength and guidance to navigate most puzzles in life, large and small.
Sincerely,
Kate
Fun Facts about Kate
Favorite places: White Mountains of New Hampshire, U.S. National Parks, my aunt’s garden, my home
Favorite foods: I love whole foods cooking: my favorite sweet ingredient is maple syrup – my favorite savory ingredient is feta cheese.
Favorite holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day
Favorite hobbies: Choral singing, Taking pictures of great landscapes, Reading, Going to the movies
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Melanie & Joost
Hello! We're Melanie and Joost. Thank you for taking time to learn about us! It is an honor to be considered as a potential… -
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Melanie & Joost
Hello! We’re Melanie and Joost. Thank you for taking time to learn about us! It is an honor to be considered as a potential adoptive family for your child. We admire your courage and love in considering an adoption plan.
We met while in graduate school and have been married since 2009. Sonja joined our family 4 years ago, and has brought such joy and love into our lives. We are both ready and excited to provide unconditional love to another child and to begin a new step on our parenthood journey. We are committed to providing a loving, safe, nurturing home where children can laugh, play, learn, grow and find support for achieving their individual dreams. Any child joining our family would be welcomed into a large family with loving grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends. We are all very excited to welcome another child into our family!
We have always enjoyed the outdoors, music, traveling and spending time with our loved ones, and these experiences have become more special now as we enjoy creating new memories with Sonja. We are looking forward to sharing our favorite activities within a growing family.
Thank you again for taking a few moments to learn a little about us. We hope that you find a path that brings you comfort and happiness wherever it leads for you and your little one. We wish you everything good as you move forward,
Melanie and Joost
Fun Facts about Melanie and Joost
Favorite places: The Netherlands and Pittsburgh (our “hometowns,” and where we see our families), our backyard where we relax and play, and Disney World
Favorite foods: Joost picks quiche, Melanie and Sonja love chocolate!
Favorite hobbies: Photography, biking, gardening and travel. Sonja is excited about dance and soccer right now.
Favorite holidays: We have a lot of wonderful memories from each holiday, but Christmas is a special time in our family. Melanie’s family has a reunion and there are a number of traditions on both sides of the family which are very important to us during this time.
Favorite music: When we asked Sonja this question, she answered “Rock and Roll!!”
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Johanna & Brad
Hello! We are Johanna and Brad, a graphic and museum designer and attorney living in Brooklyn, NY. We’ve been together for 15 years, married… -
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Johanna & Brad
Hello!
We are Johanna and Brad, a graphic and museum designer and attorney living in Brooklyn, NY. We’ve been together for 15 years, married for 10.
While we realize this is a difficult time for you, we are very excited to share with you a brief window into our lives. We always knew we wanted to raise a child together, and we have been looking to start a family for several years now. We have chosen adoption as the way to build our family. We know that raising a child will have its unexpected challenges, but we are ready for the task. We are fortunate to have supportive family, steady jobs, and a wonderful home. Most importantly, we have a strong relationship filled with love. We are excited to be able to share this all with a child. We hope you can share in our vision.Fun Facts about Johanna & Brad
Favorite Sports Teams: NY Red Bulls, USA Soccer
Favorite Hobbies: Painting and drawing. We love to go to Prospect Park, the Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Museum to sketch together.
Favorite Places: Myrtle Beach, where we go each year with Brad’s family (and nieces and nephew!); Italy, where we both studied abroad, and Northwest CT where we spend many summer weekends with Johanna’s mom and friends.
Favorite Music: We love music and Brad has a vast and diverse record collection ranging from Classical to jazz to indie rock.
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Jen & Peter
Welcome! Thank you for choosing to get to know our family as you consider adoption for your baby. We can't imagine the emotions you… -
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Jen & Peter
Welcome! Thank you for choosing to get to know our family as you consider adoption for your baby. We can’t imagine the emotions you are feeling right now, and we are honored that you’ve decided to learn more about us as you make a plan for the future.
Our family is one rooted in love, joy, and a healthy dose of fun + silliness. Becoming parents to our son, Will, has been the greatest joy of our lives— and we cannot wait to add to our family and make Will a big brother.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to play a part in your journey.
-Jen + Peter
Fun facts about Jen & Peter
Favorite places: We love New York City, especially Central Park, and spending time at the beach every summer in Long Beach Island, NJ. Some of our favorite places we’ve visited are Italy, Vail in Colorado, and Bora Bora (where we got engaged!).
Favorite foods: Pasta + pizza are always favorites at our house, especially homemade—we both really love to cook. We also love Korean food, all things Mexican, and pretty much anything off the BBQ. Peter’s guilty pleasure is nachos, and Jen’s is ice cream 🙂
Favorite sports teams: Since he grew up outside of Chicago, Peter loves the Chicago Bears. Jen’s more of a NY girl and loves the New York Giants and New York Yankees.
Favorite hobbies: We love cooking, skiing, spending time with friends + family, and hanging out with our four-year-old son Will as much as we can. In our free time, Peter likes to golf and Jen likes to run + read.
Favorite holidays: We love hosting holidays at our house! Thanksgiving and Christmas our two of our favorites. We also love the Fourth of July—our town puts on an amazing fireworks show and it’s a great day to barbecue with friends.
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Shira & Omri
Hello, We are Shira, Omri and Adam. We are honored to have you reading our family's story and in awe of your courage to… -
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Shira & Omri
Hello, We are Shira, Omri and Adam. We are honored to have you reading our family’s story and in awe of your courage to consider making an adoption plan.
Our family is guided by unconditional love and openness. We are a family that lives by our values: We believe that all people are created in the image of God, and should be treated with respect, given equal access to clean water, healthy food, healthcare and a good education. We believe in empowering all women’s voices and choices. We practice gratitude and giving back to the community.
Our daily lives are filled with family, friends, music and laughter. We enjoy a kid-friendly routine, with structure and play, books and legos, and lots of snacks. We enjoy spending a sunny day outside- in nature or at the beach- but we also like to snuggle in front of the TV on a rainy day. Our home is peaceful, cozy and fun, and we have a lot of love to give.
Wishing you comfort and strength on your journey,
Shira, Omri and Adam
Fun Facts about Shira and Omri
Favorite places: the beach, our living room, any amusement park
Favorite foods: ice cream, challah bread, hummus
Favorite hobbies: playing music, crafts, hosting dinner parties
Favorite music: reggae, soul, funk and R&B
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Emily & Tim
Hello! We're Emily and Tim. We recognize that this is an extremely difficult process and are so thankful you are considering us as part… -
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Emily & Tim
Hello!
We’re Emily and Tim. We recognize that this is an extremely difficult process and are so thankful you are considering us as part of your adoption plan. We wish you strength on this difficult journey and appreciate that you are taking time to get to know us. We look forward to sharing a look into our home and lives to better give you a picture of who we are as a family.
We have been unable to conceive after 5 years of fertility treatments and have decided that building our family through adoption is now the path we’ve chosen, and we are really excited! We have so much love to give, a cozy colorful home to live in, a big community of friends and family to help nurture, and lots of creativity to share. We are an artist and a musician who love to spend time in nature, work on our respective arts, and enjoy meals with friends. We love to travel and spend time in new places. Between the two of us we have been to 18 countries and have lived on both coasts. We love living in Philadelphia since we are close to family, enjoy our jobs, our neighborhood, and our friends. Our friends and family are so excited to welcome a baby into our lives!
As people, we pride ourselves on being empathetic, kind and giving. We value trust, respect and compassion. We plan on sharing those values with our child. We also believe in having a good education and will provide an emotionally and financially stable home.
It is our hope to continue our relationship in a way that works for you. Our vision of openness is flexible, and we would like to establish a relationship that we are both happy with!
Whatever path you choose, we are sending love and support.
Love,
Emily & Tim
Fun Facts about Emily & Tim
Favorite places: Wissahickon Park in Philadelphia– we love hiking along the creek and meeting up with friends in springtime as all of the plants and flowers start to bloom. We also enjoy traveling and have enjoyed multiple trips to Mexico in recent years–full of great people, culture and food!
Favorite foods: Tim makes great vegetarian burritos centered around squash and black beans, which are healthy and delicious. When eating out, we usually go for chinese food (dan dan noodles, spicy cucumber salad and cumin chicken being our favorite).
Favorite hobbies: Emily’s art skills are pretty endless whether she’s painting or working on fabric dyes and Tim is always working on multiple music projects with his collection of guitars and keyboards. Spending time outdoors is another favorite pastime and we really enjoy kayaking, biking when the weather’s nice. There’s a few great getaways close to home for us to escape the city and find some nature.
Favorite music: Our tastes crossover with artists like Pink Floyd, Neil Young and Elvis Costello. We also enjoy contemporary artists and frequently enjoy Philly’s live music scene.
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Anthony & Michael
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Anthony & Michael
Hello!
We’re Anthony and Michael. Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us better.
We know that you’re in the midst of making an extremely difficult decision, and we’re humbled that you’re taking the time to learn about us as you consider making an adoption plan. We admire the strength and courage you possess as you decide what’s best for your child.
Ever since we first met back in 2011, we have been talking about how important it is for us to have children. Now, after settling into our careers and several years of marriage together, we feel we’re ready to grow our family.
We hope that this gives you a glimpse into who we are as a couple, our commitment to each other, our relationships with friends and family, and even how silly we can sometimes be!
Anthony & Michael
Fun Facts about Anthony & Michael
Favorite foods: Both of us love to cook. Anthony makes Italian food, while Michael has recently been experimenting with Chinese cooking. And we both like exploring Philadelphia’s great culinary scene — particularly because Anthony’s brother is a chef!
Favorite sports teams: Anthony is a big Yankees fan, while Michael is a fan of whichever team is beating the Yankees at the moment. Michael cares more about football and was excited to see the Eagles win the Superbowl
Favorite hobbies: Michael helped found a cooperative chamber choir in Philadelphia 10 years ago and is very active in music. On a nice day, you can find Anthony running the streets of Philadelphia.
Favorite holidays: Michael and Anthony love Thanksgiving, gathering friends and family together around the table to celebrate and eat.
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Jon & Henry
Hello! We're Jon and Henry (Henry is the redhead in the pictures). We know that making an adoption plan is not easy, and whatever… -
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Jon & Henry
Hello! We’re Jon and Henry (Henry is the redhead in the pictures). We know that making an adoption plan is not easy, and whatever choice you make, it will be the best one for your child. We hope that reading this letter will tell you something about who we are and about the loving and supportive home, family, and community we are so eager to share with a child.
Both of us are college professors. Jon teaches writing and Henry teaches math. We’ve been together for five wonderful years, and married for the last year and a half. Together we like traveling, storytelling games, taking walks in the woods and cooking. We’re also learning to bake, which has been a ton of fun (and delicious).
We live in a big house in a beautiful, diverse neighborhood of Philadelphia filled with trees and historic homes. We love being able to walk to nearby cafés and parks, and especially to see all of our friends who live nearby. We’re active in our neighborhood’s synagogue, where we’ve found a welcoming community of friends, including a lot of families with kids, and other families formed by adoption.
We both come from close-knit, loving families who we visit whenever we can and who are excited for us to become parents, and we’ve found an amazing group of close friends both in our neighborhood and all over the country who have become part of our family too.
Our home will always be full of books, plants, music, hugs, good food, and good friends, and your child will be part of a genuine community of family, friends and neighbors who will be there for them as they grow. We’re proud of the loving home and community we’ve built, and we can’t wait to welcome a child into it.
Fun Facts about Jon & Henry
Favorite Places: Henry- Italy, our house, Jon- Anyplace with woods and water
Favorite foods: Henry- Gingerbread and Sichuan food (but not at the same time!), Jon- French toast, Middle Eastern food, spicy food. And we both love anything we’ve cooked or baked together
Favorite holidays: Henry- Passover, Jon- Thanksgiving! We co-host a big, delicious Thanksgiving every year (and I also love Passover!)
Favorite music: Henry- Musicals, especially anything by Stephen Sondheim, Jon- I like a lot of things, but I really like singer-songwriters like Dar Williams or the Mountain Goats, classical music, and bluegrass, Irish and folk music
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Dara & Mike
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Dara & Mike
Thank you so much for looking at our profile. We are honored to have you read our story and in awe of your courage in considering making an adoption plan. We are very excited to be on the journey of starting our family through adoption!
Education, music, movies, reading, travel, baseball and the outdoors are lifelong loves for us. We are always interested in learning something new and look forward to sharing and nurturing these loves with our child.
We are grateful to have a close, supportive family and friends who will be there to adore, advise and have fun with our growing family. We know that our family and friends will be so excited for us. Our hearts are filled with love and we look forward to sharing this love with a child.
Thank you again for taking a few moments to learn about us. We hope that you find a path that brings you comfort and happiness wherever it leads for you.
Fun Facts about Dara & Mike
• Favorite places: Any and all national parks but our absolute favorites are Zion and Yellowstone.
• Favorite foods: Chocolate, chicken avgolemono soup, baked ziti (when dating, we made our family versions for each other), and anything Dara bakes.
• Favorite sports teams: We love baseball but disagree on our favorite team, Mike-Yankees, Dara-Mets.
• Favorite hobbies: Hiking, going to Broadway shows, antiquing, and photography.
• Favorite holidays: All of them because they’re an excuse to get family and friends together and share experiences (and food!).
• Favorite music: Dara-80’s and blues, Mike-progressive rock.
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Andre & Andy
Hello! We're Andy and Andre. Although we have not met yet, we appreciate your strength, courage, and love for your baby. We feel honored… -
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Andre & Andy
Hello!
We’re Andy and Andre. Although we have not met yet, we appreciate your strength, courage, and love for your baby. We feel honored that you would consider us as potential parents for your child. There’s an African proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child. We hope that this profile provides you some insight into both who we are and what our “village” is like. We met in Philadelphia on a softball field in 2010, and have been inseparable ever since. On our first date, we talked about our mutual interests and our respective plans for our lives. We both envisioned becoming fathers someday, and would like to share our love and grow our home. In some ways, we’re very similar – we both value family, loyalty, education, and enjoying life. In other ways, we compliment each other well. Andy, a corporate lawyer, is a natural worrier; while Andre, a banker, encourages taking calculated risks. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We hope to give you an honest portrayal of our lives together and the loving home in which we would raise our child.
We cannot thank you enough for taking the time to get to know us and considering us for the honor of raising your child.
With Love,
Andy and Andre
Fun Facts about Andy & Andre
Favorite Hobbies: As you can see from some of our pictures we both love to play softball. It’s even how we met! We also like to travel for vacations, watch movies, read, exercise and hang out with friends doing things like Escape Rooms. Andre is also a big fan of riding roller coaster and has been on over 350 of them.
Favorite Food: We both are big fans of spicy foods and our favorites are Thai, Indian, and Mexican.
Favorite Sports Teams: Andre is a big fan of the Atlanta Braves (even has a small tattoo) and the Dallas Cowboys. Andy is more of a local fan and supports the Eagles and Phillies.
Favorite Holidays: Christmas and Thanksgiving are our favorite holidays. We often spend Thanksgiving with Andre’s family in DC and Christmas with Andy’s family here in Philadelphia.
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Jessica & Ari
Hello and thank you for considering us as you explore adoption. We know this must be a difficult time for you, but we want… -
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Jessica & Ari
Hello and thank you for considering us as you explore adoption. We know this must be a difficult time for you, but we want you to know how incredibly strong, brave and selfless we think you are.
We are very excited about the prospect of becoming parents together. Ari has three boys from his previous relationship, and we have always talked about adding a fourth child to our happy mix. Our boys, Sam, Harry and Ben are all excited to become big brothers again, and spoil a little sister or brother
We met on-line in late 2007. Ari will tell you that Jessica made the first move, but Jessica will tell you that while she emailed first, Ari started the conversation by liking Jessica’s picture.
After a month of emailing each other, we met in person at a restaurant, and it was love at first sight. We talked for hours, even though there was a live band at the restaurant, and it was hard to hear each other. Within three dates, we became exclusive, and in 2010, we were married.
We have made our home together in New Jersey, in a town about an hour away from both New York City, where Jessica works, and Philadelphia, where Ari was raised and still has family.
We love to travel, visit museums, go to concerts, read, cook and bake and go to the movies. We also volunteer with different charities, including working with the homeless and animal rescue. We can’t wait to share these experiences with another child.
Fun Facts about Jessica & Ari
Favorite Sports teams: (Jessica) I am a New Englander at heart, I love the Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins. But I do like the Mets and the Knicks too!
(Ari) I prefer golf over team sports. But since I’m from Philadelphia, I would say the Eagles, 76’ers and Phillies.
Favorite Holidays: (Jessica) If I had to choose, I would say Thanksgiving or New Year’s. But really, any holiday where I get to be with my family and bake for them is fine by me! (Ari) I also like Thanksgiving, because I love having all the family together.
Favorite Music: We both love all types of music, but our favorite is classic rock.
Favorite Places: We both really love Cape Cod – that’s where we were married! We also love London, which is where we spent our honeymoon.
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Reshma
Hello, I appreciate you taking the time to learn about me. As long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a mom. I've… -
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Reshma
Hello,
I appreciate you taking the time to learn about me.
As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a mom. I’ve also always known that I am capable of loving a child that didn’t come through me. I consider adoption a special and unique way to become a parent.
After 15 years of establishing myself as a professional working in education, I’m ready to devote myself to motherhood. When my baby arrives, I will take a few months off and my work is such that I can work from home as needed. I also have a whole village of family members and friends who are ready to support my child and me.
In my free time, I spend as much time as I can with loved ones. I also enjoy cooking, running, hiking, and being outdoors in general. Whenever possible, I travel so that I experience other cultures and expand my worldview.
There is no shortage of love and blessings in my life. I’ve enjoyed many privileges–a great education, meaningful work, travel, and the opportunity to build and sustain bonds with many wonderful friends and family members. The one dream that I have not yet fulfilled is to become a mom. I am ready to be a parent and help a little one achieve his or her hopes and dreams.
Thank you again for reading this profile. I’m wishing you the best.
Reshma
Fun Facts about Reshma
Favorite places: Prospect Park in Brooklyn, upstate New York, the coast of Maine, and London.
Favorite foods: pizza and mint chip ice cream
Favorite hobbies: hiking, cooking, and travel
Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving
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Alan & Sammy
Hello! Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to introduce ourselves! We are Sammy and Alan. We met back in 2003 and… -
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Alan & Sammy
Hello!
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to introduce ourselves! We are Sammy and Alan. We met back in 2003 and it was an instant connection as we share a lot in common not just in interests but in what is important to us. We got our first apartment in 2005 together, our first home in 2013 and on June 16, 2017, we celebrated our love together in what was the best day of our lives.
One of the shared interests and what we find important to us is family. We treasure our time and experiences with our family and are beyond excited to have the opportunity to become parents. The love one has with their child is, we imagine, is unlike any other love. To provide that love to a child, to make them feel secure, to instill in them a high standard of morals and respect, to be present and give them love for them to show the world love back, to provide them traditions that they look fondly back on and repeat as adults, to shape a child into the man or woman they will become is the ultimate gift and responsibility not everyone gets to have and gets to appreciate how big and impactful that is to a child.
We look forward to family dinners, celebrating the holidays and vacations to the beach, to Disney and across the world!
We admire your strength and courage in considering adoption and we are honored that you are considering us to be part of your child’s life. We hope our profile helps you better get to know us and the family, friends and love we look forward to welcoming a child into.
Alan & Sammy
Fun facts about Alan & Sammy
Favorite places – Definitely Greece where we had our honeymoon, Orlando and Aruba
Favorite foods – Alan: Pizza, anything on the BBQ or tacos and guacamole! Sammy: Thai, Mediterranean and Spanish foods
Favorite sports teams – Alan: New York Giants and Yankees! Sammy: Super Bowl Halftime Show
Favorite hobbies – Alan: Exercise and weather Sammy: Collecting Funko Pops, playing video games and hiking
Favorite holidays – Halloween and Christmas
Favorite music – Alan: Top 40 and Christmas songs of course! Sammy: Anything I can dance to (pop, R&B, merengue, salsa, bachata)
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Brian & Anton
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Brian & Anton
Hello,
We are very excited (and a little bit nervous) to introduce ourselves to you! Thank you for taking the time to learn about us. We can’t express enough how excited we are to become parents through adoption and share our love, laughter and life. We hope this snippet will allow you to get to know us a little!
Anton & Brian
Fun Facts about Brian & Anton
Favorite foods: We love to eat all different types of food, especially spicy foods!
Favorite Places: We love to travel, particularly to Indonesia (where Anton is originally from) and other Southeast Asian countries
Favorite Hobbies: Anton really loves tennis, both to watch and play, and we both enjoy seeing movies
Favorite Holidays: Christmas is our favorite holiday because we get to see Brian’s family
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Erin & Patrick
Hello! We're Erin and Patrick. Thank you for taking time to look at our profile. We admire your courage for considering an adoption plan.… -
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Erin & Patrick
Hello!
We’re Erin and Patrick. Thank you for taking time to look at our profile. We admire your courage for considering an adoption plan. Whatever you choose, we feel privileged that you considered us.
We met and got married in Philadelphia 10 years ago and bought our first home in 2017 (it took a while to save)! We’d like our family to grow and for you to feel we would be the best parents for you and your child.
We hope this book tells you about our lives and our passions: animals (adopted!), family, close friends, and a stable home. We are blessed with a network of people who love us and can’t wait to meet our new family member.We are honored by your consideration and wish you a blessed journey.
Erin & Patrick
Fun Facts about Erin & Patrick
Favorite places: the swimming pool and the park, especially along Schuylkill River, or playing in the dog park with our doggy
Favorite hobbies: Patrick likes to run and play hockey, he’s also a military history buff (he was in the Marines!), likes old black and white movies
Favorite holidays: Easter, as we have an egg hunt in our neighborhood, Halloween, cuz who doesn’t love costumes? and Christmas, we get a tree every year!
Favorite music: Erin studied piano as a young girl, and likes to sing pop music! Patrick favors rock’n’roll, especially Pink Floyd and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Dan & Jake
Hello! Our names are Dan and Jake. Thank you for reading our story and getting to know us a little better. We dream of… -
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Dan & Jake
Hello! Our names are Dan and Jake. Thank you for reading our story and getting to know us a little better.
We dream of becoming parents because we feel we have a lot of love to share with a child. Our home in Brooklyn, New York, is full of laughter, jokes, and special memories, and we are ready to open our lives up to share all our joy with a child and start new traditions.
We imagine reading books, playing in parks, and lots of special time. We are both creative and loving people who are eager to start life as a happy, loving family. Both of us have flexible schedules that will allow us to attend piano recitals or soccer games — or to bandage skinned knees and plan visits from Santa. We are excited about eventually growing our family. We appreciate your taking time to read more about us.
-Dan & Jake
Fun Facts about Dan & Jake
Favorite places: Italy, Vietnam, and right at home on the couch in Brooklyn
Favorite sports teams: Oakland A’s, New York Mets, Brooklyn Nets
Favorite hobbies: Reading, going to the movies, working out, and playing Scrabble
Favorite holidays: Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day
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Debbie & Ted
Hello! We are Debbie and Ted, a deeply loving couple who have been married for almost six years. Having a child has always been… -
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Debbie & Ted
Hello! We are Debbie and Ted, a deeply loving couple who have been married for almost six years. Having a child has always been a dream of ours and expanding our family through the gift of adoption is very exciting for us. We promise to create a home for a child that is filled with love, warmth, and support. Although we do not yet know you, we admire your courage in making this decision, and are honored that you are considering us to be a part of your child’s life.
We know that this is a difficult decision and one that you are making out of love and in the best interest of your child. Hopefully viewing our photos and reading about our lives will give you a better understanding of who we are and what we hope to share with a child. Thank you for taking the time to review our profile. We wish you the best as you make this decision.
Warmly,
Debbie and Ted
Fun Facts about Debbie & Ted
Favorite Places: We both love picnicking and walking in Central Park and at the Brooklyn Promenade, going to the Maryland shore with family, and visiting our friends in Paris.
Favorite Foods: Debbie likes eating the meatloaves, steak, roast chicken and layer cakes Ted cooks. We also like going out for bagels and lox and other deli specialties.
Favorite Sports Teams: Ted likes his hometown Buffalo Bills, Debbie roots for her alma mater, the Maryland Terps (fear the turtle!), and we both like going to nearby Yankee Stadium to cheer on NYCFC (soccer) and the Yankees.
Favorite Hobbies: We both enjoy cooking, playing Scrabble and other games, going to theater, music and dance performances, and reading mystery novels.
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Tara & Mark
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Tara & Mark
Hello,
We’re Tara and Mark and are excited and grateful for you to learn about us. We admire and appreciate your courage, strength and love for your child.Since the earliest days of our relationship, we always knew we would be including adoption in our family plan. We can’t wait to grow our family, make new memories and fill our home with even more love and laughter.
Our lives are largely spent with family and friends, playing with our dog, weekend trips to the beach and other adventures. We look forward to enjoying all of these experiences with our expanded family as well as weekend morning pancakes, big family vacations, playing with toys and games, listening to music, reading books and movie nights in bed.
We understand that you have many decisions as to what’s best for you and your baby. We are very ready to love a child and similarly prepared to share a lifetime of compassion and encouragement. Thank you for your time and any consideration of us.
With love and gratitude,
Tara and Mark
Fun Facts about Tara & Mark
Favorite Sports Teams: We both love Penn State football and the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have an inhouse rivalry between hockey teams though – Tara loves the Washington Capitals and Mark loves the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Favorite places: The Jersey shore (or any beach!), Disney World, our local parks, Philadelphia, Washington DC, the Blue Ridge Mountains (where we had our first date!) and the Caribbean.
Favorite hobbies: We enjoy cooking and baking together, taking day trips to nearby towns, visiting museums, watching movies and putting together puzzles. We love watching (and competing at) Jeopardy. Mark enjoys drawing, while Tara has taken up photography.
Favorite holidays: We love the magic of Christmas: the decorations, the music, the baking and the time together with family. We also enjoy the summer holidays, especially the 4th of July, which we normally spend at the beach with Tara’s family. Sunshine, grilling and time at the pool make each of the summer holidays enjoyable.
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Seher & Harris
We are Seher (pronounced "Sa-hair") & Harris. We have been together since 2006, and are excited and grateful to be starting a family through… -
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Seher & Harris
We are Seher (pronounced “Sa-hair”) & Harris. We have been together since 2006, and are excited and grateful to be starting a family through adoption.
We look forward to providing a loving, safe, stable, and fun home and environment for our child, and to giving them the support and resources they need to thrive.
We believe our most important job as parents will be to help our child discover what the most fulfilling life is for them, and then supporting them at each step along the way in living that life – in finding whatever happiness and success means for them, in whatever identities they hold sacred, and with whomever they love and are loved by.
We are thankful to be able to raise our child with the love and support of family nearby and around the world, with the unwavering support of lifelong friends, and with the care and daily companionship of more recent friends and neighbors who have become our extended family. Our child will grow up surrounded by love in a close knit, community-oriented, diverse, tree-filled neighborhood in Philadelphia.
Finally, we want to say thank you and that we are thinking of you. We can’t imagine the courage and strength it takes to make the decisions you are facing, and we want to say we will always honor you.
-Seher & Harris
Fun Facts about Seher & Harris
Favorite Places: We love to travel, especially to see Seher’s family in Turkey and Harris’s extended family in Thailand, or closer by to Harris’s parents’ cabin in the mountains of central Pennsylvania.
Favorite Foods: We love both of our mom’s home cooked meals, and also Harris’s grandma’s amazing cheesecake and Seher’s dad’s famous meatballs!
Favorite Hobbies: Seher loves to make ceramics, do yoga, and go for walks in the woods with our dog. Harris loves gardening and basketball. We love to work on home improvement projects and to design and build things together.
Favorite Holidays: We love Halloween, especially in our neighborhood where it’s really fun and kids come from all over the city to trick or treat.
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Nick & Doug
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Nick & Doug
We’re Nick and Doug, a fun-loving married couple living in a family-friendly suburb of Philadelphia. We are so grateful to you for taking the time to get to know us, and we hope this profile gives you a little glimpse into our lives, and the kind of life we hope to give our child.
We have talked about becoming dads since we first started dating, and we are so ready to welcome a child into our family. We both come from big families (Nick is one of 8!), and we already have several nieces and nephews that we enjoy spending time with whenever we can. We love that our child will have lots of cousins to grow up with!
When we first met, we had an instant connection. We are best friends first and foremost, and we can enjoy almost any activity if we are together. We love spending time outdoors, whether it’s hiking to local waterfalls or taking a day trip to the beach. We both really love animals, so we also like to go to the zoo whenever we can. Nick loves to cook, and Doug loves to bake, so our home is always filled with tasty food! We can’t wait to share our favorite activities and our favorite foods with our child someday.
Thank you so much for learning a little bit about us. If you decide that we are the right fit for your baby, please know that they would be raised in a home full of unconditional love, delicious food, creativity, kindness, and lots of fun! Whether or not we get the chance to meet you, we genuinely wish the very best for you.
-Nick & Doug
Fun Facts about Nick & Doug
Favorite Foods: Doug was raised by an Italian mother, so he could eat pasta & meatballs every day and be very happy. Nick’s favorite food is Doug’s homemade chocolate chip cookies – they’re the best I’ve ever tasted!
Favorite Places: We honeymooned in Disney World, and it was just magical. We’re looking forward to taking our child one day so that we can experience the magic through their eyes. We also love visiting the Poconos for the beautiful nature walks and waterfalls.
Favorite Hobbies: We both creative types. Doug enjoys acting and singing in local community theater shows. Nick loves to draw and paint. He even draws chalk murals on our chalkboard wall at home, which he changes every season. We also love to have friends over for silly game nights.
Favorite Holidays: We love Christmas because we get to see our large, extended families, and Doug gets to bake so many cookies! But we also really look forward to Halloween, when we have a tradition of decorating our house to look like Hogwarts (from Harry Potter) for the season.
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Meghan & Mark
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Meghan & Mark
Hello!
We are Mark and Meghan. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little better! We know you are facing an incredibly difficult and overwhelming decision and we can’t begin to imagine what you are going through. We admire your strength and courage throughout this complicated journey.
We always knew we wanted to grow our family and become parents. It has been in our hearts to do that through adoption. We have a lot of love to give and we would be honored to be selected to be a part of your baby’s life.
We have been married for over ten years and have a two year old daughter, Zannie, who joined our family by adoption. We are a fun, loving family that enjoys laughing, being active, traveling, and hosting get togethers. We would give your child all the love, support and opportunities to explore his or her own passions that we possibly could.
We hope that you will learn a little bit about us from this book and we wish you all the best in making your decision. Thank you for considering us!
-Meghan & Mark
Fun Facts about Meghan & Mark
Favorite Hobbies: Adventures near and far! The zoo, aquarium, hiking, road trips, sightseeing, and travel are all favorites! We also both love beach volleyball!
Favorite Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies!
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving! We host both our families and many friends at our house each year!
Favorite Places: Disney World and the beach!
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Ennette & Anthony
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Ennette & Anthony
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to view our book. We can only imagine the difficulty of this decision that you are making out of love for your child. If we are lucky enough to be chosen as the parents of your child, we would continue to nurture your child with love unconditionally.Ennette & Anthony
Fun Facts about Ennette & Anthony
Favorite places: Within the United States we love to go to New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Chicago. Outside of the United States, we love Canada, Rome,Brazil, and Florence.
Favorite hobbies: Anthony enjoys exercising, reading, practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, salsa dancing, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Ennette enjoys planning vacations, traveling, spending time with friends and family, salsa dancing, and volunteering at the SPCA.
Favorite food: We both enjoy Mediterranean, Thai, Indian, Lebanese, and Burmese foods.
Favorite holiday: We both LOVE Thanksgiving.
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Jen & Greg
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Jen & Greg
We are Jen & Greg.
Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us.
We are so grateful for the opportunity to grow our family through adoption.
We admire your strength and courage and feel fortunate that you are taking the time to consider us.
We have been married for 17 years. We are a fun, loving couple that enjoys our work, laughing, being active, traveling, volunteering for various causes and spending time with family and friends. We would give your child all the love, support and opportunities to explore his or her own dreams that we possibly could.
We hope that you will learn a little bit about us from this book and we wish you all the best in making your decision. Thank you for considering us!
-Jen & Greg
Fun Facts about Jen & Greg
Favorite Activities-Jen loves Theatre, Singing, and hiking. Greg loves sports including Football and Golf.
Favorite Sports Teams-Auburn University Sports Teams-Greg is the President of the New York Auburn Club
Favorite Places-The Beach and Lighthouses-we were married at Fire Island Lighthouse
Favorite Holidays- We love all holidays especially Halloween and July 4th we like to host gatherings on our terrace in Manhattan for these holidays
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Kelly & Todd
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Kelly & Todd
Hello! We are so grateful to you for taking the time to get to know us as you consider adoption.
We have been married for 13 years and started our family 3 years ago by adopting our daughter Charlotte. We both grew up in loving homes and are very close to our parents and siblings. Many of our family members live close by and we are lucky to see them often.
We live in a diverse neighborhood with many young families, playgrounds, and parks. Family, education, and religion are important to us and we are sure to raise our children in a healthy and happy home. We are really excited to have another child in our family and would be honored to be considered as you make this decision for yourself and your child.
Kelly & Todd
Fun facts about Kelly and Todd
Favorite places: We both love to travel and explore new places together. Going on road trips to visit family and friends is one of our favorite ways to spend our vacation time or a long weekend.
Favorite foods: We both love to cook and bake, trying out new recipes and perfecting the best cupcake! Finding new local restaurants and the best pizza around is our ongoing adventure.
Favorite sports teams: Todd grew up in Pittsburgh, which is also where Kelly’s family is from, making us both big fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.
Favorite hobbies: We love to spend time outdoors- fishing in a local stream, hiking in the woods, or visiting a local farm. Some of the things we love to do as a family are to go ice skating, head to the beach, and play in the neighborhood splash pad. You would find us at home singing, reading stories together, and always dancing during movie credits!
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Rebekah & Evan
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Rebekah & Evan
We are Rebekah and Evan and we are honored to be considered by you in helping us grow our family. We’ve been on the family growing journey for several years and can’t wait to share our lives with a child. We have so much love to give as do our extended families. We’re so excited to watch our child grow into their own identity and shower them with everything we have to offer.
We are surrounded by love from our big families, close friends and everyone is very excited to welcome a child into our lives. We’ve been together since 2008 when Evan was looking for musicians to join a band he was forming (Rebekah is also a musician and plays frequently). A band was formed as was a marriage-to-be. Aside from a shared love of music, Evan is an artist (but has an additional career he loves) and Rebekah is a seamstress and product designer.
We moved to New Jersey from Brooklyn in 2017 and have been blessed with amazing and fun neighbors. We look out for each other, spend time together and spend time outside of the neighborhood together.
Thank you so much for taking the time to learn more about us. We know that you have an incredibly hard decision to make and we wish you all the strength, wisdom and support in your journey.
Rebekah and Evan
Fun Facts about Rebekah & Evan
Favorite Foods: Evan makes a mean chocolate cake which is his grandma’s old recipe. We’re also currently obsessed with the Ben & Jerry’s flavor, “Minter Wonderland.” Usually, we love sushi, cheeseburgers, Evan’s mom’s brisket and Rebekah’s homemade soups.
Favorite Hobbles: We love to decorate our home, play music (Evan at home and Rebekah in a band) and Evan loves to bake.
Favorite Places: We love nature so we’ve been really happy in the mountains, woods and the beach. Our favorite places have been a combination of nature, history and culture. Some examples are Israel where Evan spent a lot of time, Greece where Rebekah spent a bit of time, Tanzania and Stockholm.
Favorite Holidays: Let’s face it, even though he’s Jewish, Evan loves Christmas (it’s so pretty!) and so does Rebekah. We enjoy spending time with Rebekah’s family during the holiday. We usually spend New Years and July 4th upstate New York with close friends which we look forward to every year.
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Veronica & Sean
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Veronica & Sean
Hi, we’re Veronica and Sean, and we’re so glad you’re taking the time to get to know us a little bit through our book. We’re a fun-loving couple who loves to travel, read sci-fi and fantasy novels (like Game of Thrones and Harry Potter), and watch sports and movies.
We’ve always known we wanted to have children, and we’re very excited to grow our family through adoption. Veronica was adopted as a baby, and she’s always wanted adoption to be part of her family story in the future. So this is a very exciting time for us as a couple. We’re really looking forward to this next chapter of our lives together!
Veronica & Sean
Fun facts about Veronica & Sean
Favorite Sports Teams: New York Jets (Sean) and the Brooklyn Nets (Veronica)!
Favorite Foods: Tacos and mac n’ cheese (Veronica) and hot wings (Sean).
Favorite Hobbies: reading, playing video games, and talking politics (Sean), and reading and writing romance and fantasy stories (Veronica).
Favorite Places: One of our favorite vacations was our first trip together, to Ghana!
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Erjia & Jeremiah
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Erjia & Jeremiah
Salutations! We’re Erjia and Jeremiah, thanks for reading our profile. We applaud you, these efforts you’re making and the thoughts that you’re thinking and we know not all of them are very easy. We appreciate them. We appreciate you and your openness and, if you’re wondering, yes, we do come fully equipped with teddy bears.
We have pretty diverse backgrounds: Erjia teaches college and Jeremiah writes for children. Erjia grew up in a city of 8.5 million people in China and Jeremiah grew up on 200 acres of farm and forest in Indiana. Jeremiah is pretty handy with hammer and nails or a baking sheet and Erjia is bilingual. So, between the two of us, we feel like we can offer a child a happily broad and interesting experience in the world.
We’re very thankful we found each other in 2011, got married a few years later, adopted our daughter Celine in 2017, and started putting together a future that has led up to something like this. Our families are very happy too. Erjia’s family comes to visit and stay for a few months out of the year, painting on canvas and helping split wood. Jeremiah has lost count of how many cousins he has, and some of them too are adopted, but loves seeing them during long summer breaks and on holidays.
We spend time with friends here at home, on a wooded one-acre lot maybe five hundred feet from one of the best elementary schools in the state. Our neighborhood is very diverse and we hang out with our neighbors and their kids often. There’s a lot to enjoy around here. It’s a pretty area and Jeremiah is itching to build a treehouse big enough for our family to sit in and watch the rolling hills and sunsets. And for those reasons, and many more, we’re ready to give a child a warm home in the world and make Celine a big sister.
Ever our best, and blessings on all you need,
Erjia & Jeremiah
Fun Facts about Erjia & Jeremiah
Favorite Foods: Our tastes are pretty eclectic, but Jeremiah makes really good homemade bread (usually while watching the Great British Baking Show) and Erjia is a master of noodles.
Favorite Holidays: Christmas and Chinese New Year top the list here. How do you not love holidays that are about family, good food, and include flying reindeer or dragons?
Favorite Hobbies: Well, we garden. Sometimes that involves wrestling squirrels for the last strawberry, but it’s fun. Riding bikes is a delight. And we do rather love filling up our passports.
Favorite Places: The family farm is pretty special. Jeremiah’s great-grandfather started it and it’s full of woods and meadows, creeks and rivers. But, China is pretty great too. And Italy. Switzerland. Denmark has really good cookies. And Germany has splendid castles…and, well, there’s lots of nifty places we like, actually.
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Congratulations! Marnie & Rob have adopted!
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Congratulations! Marnie & Rob have adopted!
Thank you for taking the time to read through our book. We are Marnie & Rob from New Jersey. We have created a fun and happy life together over the past 12+ years and we are excited to welcome a child to our family through adoption!
We welcome the opportunity to meet you should you want to learn more about us. We respect the decisions that are in front of you and wish you only the best!
Fun facts about Marnie & Rob:
Favorite places: anywhere by the beach! We love to be outside!
Favorite foods: sushi and Mexican! We love to try all different foods. We aren’t picky eaters!
Favorite sports teams: NY Rangers, NY Jets, and NY Yankees
Favorite hobbies: We are very active! Marnie likes to run, cook, and does crossfit. Rob participates in muay thai, jiu, jitsu, and plays the guitar
Favorite holidays: We love the lights at Christmas and every year walk around our neighborhood at night time to see them!
Favorite music: We listen to it all!
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Congratulations! Whitney & Robert have adopted!
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Congratulations! Whitney & Robert have adopted!
We are Whitney and Robert. We met over ten years ago, and have been married since 2015. We are so thankful that you have chosen to learn about us and our dream of becoming parents. Although we don’t know you, we admire your thoughtfulness and bravery for considering adoption. We offer our heartfelt support as you plan the future for yourself and for your child.
There are all sorts of facts that can be scrambled together to explain us: we are people who place a premium on friendship and loyalty (we met at a mutual friend’s wedding); we love seeing the unfamiliar world (Whitney lived in London for a semester in college, and Robert has traveled around the country twice); we are “culture vultures” (museums, concerts, theater, movies, restaurants, books – we love it all). We are also big baseball fans. In short, we love being alive and are determined to experience as much of what is good on Earth as we can.
We both have close friends since childhood, and many friends that we have gathered along the way through different schools and jobs. We have board game nights, and like to picnic and hike and watch movies outside in the summer. Our friends are excited that we are building our family through adoption and are very supportive.
We enjoy traveling near and far, but we always love coming home to Brooklyn. While we are close to Manhattan and all it has to offer, what we love most about Brooklyn is that it is a rich and diverse community with thoughtful, caring neighbors and local stores and shops. We live five minutes from two different parks, one with a large playground and another with walking trails along the water. Our block, lined with trees and brownstones, has lots of children and families.
Thank you for clicking on our profile. We are excited to build our family through adoption with love, compassion and encouragement. We wish you strength and peace as you make this decision.
-Whitney and Robert
Fun Facts about Whitney and Robert
Favorite places: Cape Cod, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and of course our home town, Brooklyn.
Favorite foods: Lobster and Tacos
Favorite sports teams: Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles, San Francisco Giants, NY Yankees
Favorite hobbies: Reading, cooking, swimming, going to the theatre, listening to podcasts
Favorite music: We love a LOT of different kinds of music, but a few of our favorites include Radiohead, Beyonce, Modest Mouse, A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The National, and Stevie Wonder.
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Congratulations! John & Cliff have adopted!
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Congratulations! John & Cliff have adopted!
We are John and Cliff and thank you for taking the time to review our profile. We met in 2013 through friends, got engaged on a trip to Iceland and married in Belize. John is a flight nurse performing critical care transport and Cliff is the safety manager for a large utility.
We are proof that opposites attract and that our differences make for a stronger couple. John loves family time, the beach and looks forward to teaching our child to dance. Cliff enjoys cars and looks forward to playing sports with our future child as well as cooking with them.
We both enjoy traveling and can’t wait to share that passion with a child. We want to see the wonder of the world through their eyes. Our extended and unique family is already excited to share their love with any child we welcome into the family.
We hope that our profile is helpful for you to understand who we are. We understand this is an overwhelming and challenging decision to make. If we are lucky enough to have you select us, know that we will give your child a loving and dynamic home.
John and Cliff
Fun Facts about John and Cliff
Favorite Places: John and Cliff love to travel, but also enjoy the Jersey Shore and Delaware Beaches. Two of their favorite places are Reykjavik Iceland where they got engaged and the Sagrada Familia Barcelona Spain. John and Cliff hope to visit Australia and New Zealand in the future.
Favorite Food: Cliff loves to cook/bake everything from scratch, while John may have a snacking problem. Cliff looks forward to teaching their future child about cooking. And John looks forward to sharing his favorite chicken nuggets like he does with our current nieces and nephews.
Favorite Sport Teams: Despite growing up in Vermont Cliff is a huge Philadelphia sports supporter. The Eagles games are on every week, along with some homemade chili. John and Cliff also enjoy going to local sporting events, whether it be the Phillies, Flyers or even the Blue Rocks.
Favorite Holidays: John and Cliff enjoy celebrating the holidays with family. Christmas is the favorite, including cutting down their own tree every year. Easter is another favorite, watching the nieces and nephews get spoiled with gifts and a huge Easter egg hunt. John also has a special place in his heart for St Patrick’s day, as his Irish Dancing had him performing in many local parades growing up.
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Congratulations! Lauren & Emily have adopted!
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Congratulations! Lauren & Emily have adopted!
Hi! Our names are Lauren and Emily. (Lauren is the one with short hair; Emily has long hair). We’re honored to be considered as prospective adoptive parents. We are looking forward to sharing our lives with a child, and all the new adventures and challenges that will bring.
We met in 2005 while working together as AmeriCorps members at a local housing program. Lauren pretended to be real tough, but Emily didn’t buy it. We were friends for many years until we started dating about five years ago. We were both surprised by how well we understood each other and got along! Emily appreciates Lauren’s steady cool and Lauren appreciates how Emily expands her comfort zone.
We now live together in West Philadelphia, where Lauren works as a carpenter and Emily works as an architect. Friends describe us as loyal, quiet, creative, and compassionate. We enjoy both being a part of our community in Philadelphia and also traveling to new places. You can often find us doing craft and carpentry projects together or cooking, eating, hiking and biking with friends. You can also often find us spending time with our parents, siblings, and extended family.
We respect and admire you for the decisions you are making! Thanks in advance for taking the time to get to know about us as part of that process.
-Lauren and Emily
Fun facts about Lauren and Emily
Favorite music: Lauren – Bjork and 90’s hip hop and r and b, Emily – Sia, Reggaeton, female folk duos
Favorite holidays: Lauren – Thanksgiving, Emily – Passover
Hobbies: Making each other laugh, attempting to garden, crafting and building things
Favorite foods: Sushi, vegetables, tacos, fruit juice, bread, Halal truck at 39th and Powelton
Favorite places: Philadelphia! Lauren – National parks, creeks and mountains, Emily – NYC
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Congratulations! Sarah & Patrick have adopted!
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Congratulations! Sarah & Patrick have adopted!
We are Sarah and Patrick. We live in Northern NJ in a community less than an hour from Manhattan. Having a family was always important to us, and we are excited to welcome a child through adoption.
After meeting in 2007, from the start we knew not only would we fall in love but also we’d become best friends! We married soon after, and have been adventuring together ever since. Both of us enjoy music, traveling both locally and abroad, holidays and long weekends with family and close friends, the arts, and history. We also celebrate each other’s differences – Sarah loves all things Disney and Patrick has a strong passion for sports.
We appreciate how important a decision like adoption is, and think its courageous you are considering this loving option for your child. If you were to select us as adoptive parents for your child, we would look forward to helping them grow under the safe protective wing of our large and warm extended family, teaching them the morals that will guide their decisions and helping them discover the unique interests that spark their enthusiasm.
Sending positive thoughts to you at this time. We hope to meet you soon and answer any question you may have.
Warm Wishes – Sarah & Pat
Fun Facts about Sarah & Pat
Favorite places: Disney World and Spain (where we had our honeymoon)
Favorite sports teams: Patrick is an enthusiastic Mets, Jets, Rangers and Celtics fan. He also follows F1 Racing and Premier League soccer.
Favorite hobbies: Sarah likes to craft, Patrick loves hiking.
Favorite holidays: Christmas. We go BIG on this holiday!
Favorite Music: All kinds, especially live music. Sarah also plays piano.
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Congratulations! Fran & Mike have adopted!
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Congratulations! Fran & Mike have adopted!
Hello,
Let us first say, we think you’re a strong and amazing person, and we’re honored to be a part of your journey. Thank you for taking the time to look through our profile. We hope it helps you to get an idea of who we are as a couple and as a family. We are Fran and Mike. We’ve been together since 2007, married since 2011 and have a four-year-old son by birth. We love being parents and can’t wait to welcome another child into our family!
Adoption is something we have always considered for building our family. The hope we have for our son and our future child is for them to be kind, curious, confident, to help others, and to value their friends and family. More than anything, we want our children to love and be loved.
We believe that whatever decision you make will be the right one. We wish you peace and love.
-Fran and Mike
Fun Facts about Fran & Mike
Hobbies: We love spending time with each other, with our son, and with our extended family and friends. We both enjoy reading, biking, and walking around our neighborhood or wandering to get to know a new place. Mike likes to play the guitar, and Fran sews.
Places: Some of the places we love are our home, the library, museums, and the beach.
Food: Fran’s all time favorite food is bagels. Mike is an adventurous eater and enjoys just about any food. One of his go-to snacks is apple slices with Nutella.
Holidays: Mike has always loved Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday full of family and great food. Fran’s favorite is Halloween because she loves coming up with and seeing creative ideas for costumes.
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Congratulations! Marian & Jesse have adopted!
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Congratulations! Marian & Jesse have adopted!
Hello and thank you so much for considering us as adoptive parents for your child. We feel a great compassion for you and the decision you are making now. We can promise you we will not take parenting for granted and hope this letter gives you a glimpse of the type of parents we will be.
Since we met fourteen years ago we knew we wanted to have a family. Now that we know adoption is our path for parenthood, we feel excited and ready. As teachers we believe it is important for children to grow up in a nurturing home with the freedom to explore lots of interests and
grow creatively.We are fortunate to have the resources to ensure your child will have any opportunity they wish to pursue throughout their life with our full support and love. We are grateful for your strength and wish you light in what you are going through
right now.With
love, Jesse and MarianFun Facts about Marian & Jesse
Favorite Places: We love our home in Philly, but we also love to travel. Some of our favorite trips have been to Paris, Tuscany, and New Orleans. Most of our trips happen with our family and friends. We are always planning our next journey.
Favorite Holidays: Marian loves the 4th of July because she loves barbeque and fireworks. Jesse enjoys Christmas festivities with friends and family.
Favorite Hobbies: Our favorite thing to do is to spend time with friends and family. Jesse loves playing music, Marian loves hiking with our dog Buddy, and Jesse is always fixing up things around the house.
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Congratulations! Samantha & Caleb have adopted!
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Congratulations! Samantha & Caleb have adopted!
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us. Although we haven’t met, we are certain that you are courageous, wise, and maternal. No matter what you decide is best for your baby, we are honored to be part of your process.
We are Caleb & Samantha. We are high school sweethearts from the Midwest that have made NYC home. Samantha works as an event producer and Caleb is a professional musician. We feel fortunate that we get to do what we love every day of our life and are SO ready to enrich those days (and nights!) with a baby. The both of us are committed to raising a child that knows and is proud of their history in a loving, respectful, and diverse environment.
We always knew we wanted to have kids, but we were not in a rush. Our 20’s were spent enjoying each other and the life we were building, but once our 30’s hit we decided we were ready to enhance our life with a child. We had always talked about adoption but decided to try biologically first. After a year of trying we found out that it was not physically possible to get pregnant. Although it was jarring to learn, it was also super clear: our family was going to grow through adoption! We feel like we were unquestionably meant to be on this beautiful and unique journey and we are grateful and humbled to be part of it.
Thank you again for spending some time with us. We know you have the strength and wisdom to decide what is best for your baby. If it involves us, we promise to provide a loving, supportive, and safe home. We promise to show our child what the world has to offer and cherish them for the gift that they are for the rest of our lives.
Love,
Samantha & Caleb
Fun Facts about Samantha & Caleb
Favorite places: Mexico is our favorite place in the world. We have traveled through it extensively and think the culture and the people are just the best! We also love New York City (our home) and anywhere warm.
Favorite foods: ICE CREAM for both of us. Samantha is vegetarian and actually loves vegetables. Caleb will eat basically anything but his favorite food is Pizza (common, yes, but the bread & melted cheese combo can’t be beat).
Favorite hobbies: We are both curious people so love to explore anything and everything. In the warm months we take our scooter to the beach every chance we get. Samantha is an avid runner and loves anything that involves animals. Caleb enjoys playing sports, listening to podcasts, photography, and making music videos in his free time.
Favorite music: This is a hard one as Caleb is a professional musician and Samantha has a degree in Music Business – but if we had to pick this is what it would be: Samantha: I love a mix of 70’s singer-songwriters and soul/R&B. Some of my favorite artists are Joni Mitchell, Donny Hathaway, and Bruno Mars. Caleb: I like to keep up with whatever is current, but my true music loves are Prince, Randy Newman, and Janet Jackson.
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Congratulations! Katherine has adopted!
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Congratulations! Katherine has adopted!
My name is Katherine. Thank you for looking at my profile. I know you face enormous and overwhelming choices. I realized that I wanted to become a mother one day when I was driving home from spending a weekend with my nephews in NY. I found myself missing them already on the drive home, and I decided I didn’t want to have to drive away anymore. My mom taught me the value of caring for others and showed me how to be a mother by being an amazing mother herself. I hope to pass on that gift to a child as well.
I grew up out west, and have been in Philadelphia for almost a decade. I became a public interest lawyer because I always knew I wanted to help people, even before I knew how. The only goals I have for my children are that they be happy, well-adjusted and successful, whatever that means for them.
Thank you for taking the time to read these words. No matter what you decide, I wish you nothing but the best.
Sincerely,
Katherine
Fun Facts about Katherine
Favorite Hobbies: reading, running, biking, crocheting, hiking
Favorite Foods: I love cooking huge meals like casseroles or lasagna or a giant pot of chili – as boring as it sounds, I love making a huge batch of food to feed people and then feed myself for a week (and sneak in extra veggies no one can taste!)
Favorite Holiday: I love Thanksgiving, because it’s all about the food and the family, and because it’s the start of the holiday season, so there’s lots of decorating and family time to look forward to!
Favorite Music: … actually, no, I have terrible taste in music!
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Congratulations! Chris & Eric have adopted!
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Congratulations! Chris & Eric have adopted!
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to learn a little about us as you consider making an adoption plan. We are Chris and Eric and we are very excited to grow our family and welcome a baby into our home.
We have been together since 2008 and were married in 2016. We moved to Philly in 2009 and currently live in a wonderful family-friendly, multicultural neighborhood.
We started our family three years ago with the adoption of our son, Freddie. We are an energetic family and love to be outside hiking, gardening, or watch sporting events. We are excited to continue to grow our family though adoption and can’t wait to share our home with a new baby.
We have put this book together so you can learn more about us. We realize this must be an overwhelming and emotional decision for you to make. We hope this book will offer you a glimpse into our lives so you can understand who we are as a family. If you decide that we are the right family for you, then we are ready!
Love Chris & Eric
Fun Facts about Chris & Eric
Favorite places: We love our home and our surrounding West Philly neighborhood. But we also love to travel and Iceland is our favorite go-to destination. We also like to spend time at the beach.
Favorite foods: We love to eat! Indian and Sushi are favorites. And we love pizza from our local place. We also really like to grill in our backyard.
Favorite sports teams: GO EAGLES!
Favorite hobbies: We like to be outside, spending time in our gardens or hiking. We also like to go to museums and explore the city. We spend a lot of time in the park playing with our 3 year old son Freddie.
Favorite holidays: We really like Christmas time as we have several traditions both for just us and Freddie and also with our extended families. All of our holidays focus on food, family, and friends!
Favorite music: We play music in the house all the time! Right now, it is a mix of Raffi, jazz, and classical. But we mix it up a lot.
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