Peyton H. – Caseworker

By dawn | June 10, 2025

Peyton H. – LSW, Caseworker Peyton joined MAC as a caseworker in the DCFS program in the fall of 2024. She completed her Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Southern Methodist University…

From an Adult Adoptee in our DCFS Program:

By dawn | May 8, 2025

“The information that I received from my closed file search was helpful to me in understanding some of the decisions made by my adoptive parents. It helped give me some…

From a Client in our DCFS Program:

By dawn | May 8, 2025

“I received 800 pages. I am grateful for the information. The experience took about 11 months, but it was great communication with updates every few months. I have not completely…

From a Found Relative in our DCFS Program:

By dawn | May 8, 2025

“In August of 2024 I was sent a letter by DCFS notifying me my older brother was looking to get in contact with me. I was shocked and a little…

From a Birth Sibling in Our DCFS Program:

By dawn | October 9, 2024

“I am grateful for this agency, without them I would not have connection with my birth brother. We have been separated since birth. I am forever grateful to finally be…

From a Birth Parent Client in the DCFS Program:

By dawn | October 9, 2024

Before reading this story, please note there is a trigger warning regarding sexual assault. Identifying information about other individuals in this story has also been removed to maintain confidentiality. This…

From a Birth Sibling in the DCFS Program…

By dawn | October 1, 2024

“This was a long but very rewarding process. I started in 2016 but my sister was under the age of 21. I exchanged letters with her mother but they stop.…

Madeline M. – Caseworker

By dawn | April 16, 2024

Madeline joined MAC in 2023 as a caseworker in the DCFS Program. Madeline completed her bachelors degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from National Lewis University.

Grace K. – Caseworker

By dawn | April 16, 2024

Grace has been working at MAC as a DCFS Program Caseworker since August of 2023. She received her bachelors degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign.

From a Surviving Relative of an Adult Adoptee

By dawn | August 15, 2023

I always wanted to know a little about my father’s bio family. For some reason he didn’t want to talk about it. Unfortunately he passed away. So I used the…