ADOPTION

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.

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.

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

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

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

Hundreds of families left Sunday with a new family member.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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