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Cornhole tournament to be held Saturday to benefit Michigan-based adoption group

Lutheran Adoption Services, Michigan’s largest private provider of child welfare adoptions, will host its 2nd annual Forever Home Home Toss to raise awareness about adoption through foster care and funds to support its critical work.

Detroit Animal Care waives adoption fees through mid-May for ‘Empty the Shelters’ event

Adoption fees are being waived for nearly two weeks at Detroit Animal Care as part of an “Empty the Shelters” program.

How pets might be able to benefit your mental health

Michigan Humane shares how pets help with your mental well-being.

How to teach your kids about training a new pet

Kids are often the reason a family will adopt a pet, and they often provide great companionship, love -- and it's a great learning experience.

Detroit Animal Care waiving all adoption fees for Opening Day weekend

To celebrate the Detroit Tigers’ home opener this weekend, Detroit Animal Care and Control is waiving all adoption fees for adoptable pets through Monday.

Adoption fees reduced at Detroit Animal Care and Control as shelter faces overcrowding

Do you have room in your home and your heart for a new pet? The BISSELL Pet Foundation is hosting an emergency “Empty the Shelters” adoption event at Detroit Animal Care and Control.

Overcoming trauma: Metro Detroiter Jessie Elliot tells personal story of hardships, perseverance

Jessie Elliott has spent most of her life in Metro Detroit, well known in prominent philanthropic, social and business circles. You would never imagine that the confident and successful business entrepreneur today suffered from such traumatic and unthinkable experiences.

Michigan to expand support for LGBTQ+ families who want to foster or adopt children in need

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said it is committed to ensuring LGBTQ+ families feel welcome and valued as foster and adoptive parents.

As omicron washes over America, much of the country still isn’t using exposure notification apps

Google and Apple built a system to let people know if they've come in contact with someone who has covid-19. Many Americans still don't know it exists.

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Finding a home for the holidays: Children in Michigan are waiting to be adopted

Right now in Michigan there are 11,000 children in foster care.

Let’s see your family photos for National Adoption Day

Saturday marks National Adoption Day, so with that in mind, we’d love to see your pictures.

Detroit woman reunited with birth mother after nearly 50 years apart

It was a reunion nearly a half century in the making.

‘I’m so happy’ -- Hundreds of pets find new home in Southfield adoption event

Hundreds of families left Sunday with a new family member.

Metro Detroit woman reunites with family after 49 years

For the Talon family, Sunday was a day to celebrate -- a family reunion nearly 50 years in the making.

‘Another chapter of my life: Michigan woman finds siblings through DNA matching

Lizzie Shaltz knew she was adopted, knew her birth mother had opted for a closed adoption and didn’t start searching for her biological family until she was diagnosed with cancer.

Father, daughter meet for the first time after 50 years

HOUSTON – It was an emotional reunion for one Tomball, Texas father and his daughter, who were separated at her birth and then came together again after 50 years. Winski’s daughter, Kerri Beggs, said at the age of 19, she began a quest to find her biological father. Beggs, who now lives in Tucson, Arizona, took a plane to Hobby Airport on Friday, a flight that was delayed. For the first time after a lifetime of missing each other, the father and daughter embraced each other. For the last four months, I’ve been looking forward to this day.”Added Winski, “She’s my little girl.

Pet adoption fees reduced during Empty the Shelters event next weekend

DETROIT – BISSELL Pet Foundation (BPF) is working with 160 shelter partners in 33 states to reduce adoption fees and find forever homes for pets during an Empty the Shelters event. The event will run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 4. During the event, BPF sponsors adoption fees so adopters pay $25 or less. “By sponsoring adoption fees during ETS, we make it a win-win for everyone involved.”All the pets included in the Empty the Shelters event will be microchipped and spayed/neutered. BPF will also honor foster-to-adopt cases that begin Oct. 1-4 and are finalized up to one week after the event.

Empty the Shelters: Pet adoption fees reduced this weekend

BISSELL Pet Foundations (BPF) Empty the Shelters (ETS) event will take place July 10-12. More than 160 of BPFs shelter and rescue partners are participating in this reduced fee adoption event which will aim to find forever homes for thousands of cats and dogs. Nows the time to adopt a new best friend for $25 or less at one of the 40 locations across Michigan. BISSEL said since the program began in 2016, Empty the Shelters has found homes for 37,394 pets and counting. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, 6,231 pets were adopted during two ETS events executed by appointment only, according to BISSEL.

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The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. This article is sponsored by The Mike Morse Law FirmAs the weather warms up, your pet may be scratching the door to get outside. Host Kim DeGiulio chatted with Devan Bianco from the Michigan Humane Society about how to prevent pets from getting lost. The Mike Morse Law Firm will pay the standard adoption fees for whoever adopts our Pet of the Week. The Mike Morse Law Firm also wants to help you if you need legal assistance.

Metro Detroit family hopes success story inspires others to adopt

Chuck and Casey Edwards fostered Brienna Jones. In the past, she’s rarely talked about homelessness, truancy and more -- but now, Brienna Jones is an open book. Just a home until someone permanently adopted Brienna Jones. In November, Brienna Jones became an official part of the family. There’s a lot of great stories that come from adopting teenagers.”Great stories that children like Brienna Jones thought were only fiction.

Metro Detroit family hopes success story inspires others to adopt

Brienna Jones struggled in her early years. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

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