Maternal Safety
Maternal safety is about keeping pregnant women safe. It’s a big concern, given the potential risks to both moms and babies when relationships turn violent. One Mother’s Story “I need to keep my baby safe, can you help me?” the young woman asked us, with...
Becoming Instant Family
There’s a movie opening today about foster parents by the same name, but at Abrazo, every month here is an episode of becoming instant family in real time. Any one of our parents-in-waiting knows that any day, they may get The Call. They have to be ready instantly to...
The Call
There’s nothing in adoption that evokes such joyous anticipation as getting The Call. (That’s right: The Call. Capital T, Big C.) There are lots of different kinds of calls in adoption. Like intake calls, when prospective adopters or prospective birthparents first...
