Gladney Blog

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

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Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Topics: Adoption Stories, Gladney Adoptee, Bright Futures Publication, Gladney Graduate

Dear Friends,

Our passion and belief were as strong in 2019 as they were in 1887. Every Child Deserves a Loving and Caring Family. Because of you, 211 children started their new lives in a forever family last year. Whether from an orphanage or foster home, or from a courageous expectant parent making an adoption plan, EVERY one of these children deserves the security and love of a family, and you made that happen.

Topics: Gladney Leadership, Gladney Culture & History, Development, Annual Report

On the lookout for activities for your kids? We have some new coloring sheets as a gift for you! Really, they’re not just for kids—coloring is a fun and calming activity for adults, too.

Topics: #wearegladney, Artwork Contest, Social Distancing, Tips

This April, 37 years ago, the day began as a normal one . . . heavily in the throes of tax season, getting ready for some meetings, and taking care of things for my father as my mother had passed away not quite two weeks earlier. Then at 9:00 am, the phone rang, and news that our baby girl was here was on the other end of the line. It was Mrs. Stafford, our Gladney Caseworker and "the very most important person in our lives.” In our minds and those of many of our friends, she held the key for our future as a family. Now having years of history with Gladney, I know Mrs. Stafford and many other very wise professionals were part of a very educated, emotional plan for the creation of our family and, needless to say, a plan for our children’s' birth mothers.

It was now about 10:00 am. I had laundered the gown I had purchased for this baby and was ironing it for some crazy reason - would she ever notice? Probably not. The doorbell rang, and it was a precious friend, bringing me flowers to lift my heart for missing my mother. She was greeted instead with huge tears of joy because our daughter Claire was now here!

Topics: Adoption Stories, #wearegladney, Development