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From a Former Youth in Care in our DCFS Program:
“Sometimes to understand your present, you need to go back to the past. Many times it’s our childhood. For many of us that was a very painful and difficult period…
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“It was helpful being able to relive my past. I was able to bond with my sibling about some of the memories it brought back up. Reflecting on all the…
Read MoreFrom a Birth Parent in our DCFS Program:
“Well by the grace of God & everybody there that assisted me in the process of reuniting me with my son. Please do know that you guys were heaven sent…
Read More“I knew about my biological niece and always thought of her, and wondered where shew as. I was so happy to have heard from her as well as other family…
Read MoreFrom an adult adoptee in our DCFS Program:
“The caseworker was very helpful to me in locating my birth relatives. I am so happy and overjoyed.”
Read MoreFrom an adult adopted person in our DCFS Program:
“Going through foster care & the DCFS program, I really didn’t understand anything that was going on to me and around me, I was 4 years old. So I went…
Read More“For years I have struggled to pull all the missing pieces of my journey together. I didn’t know several details about my entry into care or early details of my…
Read MoreFrom a found relative client in our DCFS program:
“Before I get too deep I would like to thank your agency because I never knew the information that I know today. So Thank you. The person who reach out…
Read MoreFrom an Adoptive Parent Client in our DCFS Program:
“I would like to thank this program, very helpful very nice people-caseworker explains things well. We found my twin brother that was 4 years, now 25 years. It’s been a…
Read MoreFrom a Client in our DCFS Program:
“…this agency has helped me find out things about the past & gave me a narrative outlining my past & I’m very grateful for all Emily AA done for me,…
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