A phrase eldest daughters often say well into adulthood is “I can handle it on my own,” which displays a fierce sense of ...

The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: "Mom, come get me." ...

These are just a few words to describe today's Wednesday's Child, Serenity. She has been in foster care almost five years and ...

Foster carer Rachel Fusaro says every time one of Birdie's brothers or sisters goes and she stays, she needs "extra support ...

Harmon, 45, says she was inspired by her own experiences to create her New England-based national support organization: She ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Kids and parents are already making their Christmas wish lists. Some residents in Olmsted County rely on ...

I was called "Baby No. 3," writes television writer and producer Marissa Jo Cerar in a personal essay for TODAY.

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Racism was not addressed in Jean-Marie Salem's family growing up. It wasn't until she found her birth family that she felt ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo-based Leading Families Home is inviting people to take part in the Adopt-a-Family holiday campaign to help out families in need. This holiday season, LFH is encouraging ...