Gladney Blog

New files just hit the database! We always get super excited when this happens. It means that we have the privilege and honor to do our best to find families for 10 more children. The youngest child in this group just turned 1, the oldest is 10.

Hi! My name is Shelly Kalina and I am currently interning in the Domestic Infant Adoption Program working with Adoptive Parents under the awesome supervision of Courtney Kearney. So far, I love it here at Gladney! There is such a wonderful work atmosphere that is a great blend of challenges, fun, efficiency, and teamwork that feels like family.

MATCHED!

Miranda is a 9 year old girl whom we met on our last trip to Taiwan in November {as a side note, emails have been flying back and forth as we plan our next trip to Taiwan!}. She is a quiet little girl who likes to dress up and look pretty. Her favorite toys are her Barbie dolls. She loves doing their hair and dressing them. She also likes to draw and she quickly drew us a very cute little picture of a girl.

Whether it's selling t-shirts, having garage sales, or doing crowdfunding, there are many ways and opportunities to raise money for an upcoming adoption (domestic or international). Mike and Astra tried all of these ideas and more!

Rachel is 6 years old and is just too precious!
Contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

Have you ever wanted to learn how infant adoption works? We encourage you to explore your adoption options with Gladney Center for Adoption.

We just got an update on Jaeya! We are so excited since it has been awhile since we got updated information for her! And she just keeps getting cuter!

Hi everyone! I’m Laura, and I am an intern in the Birth Parent Services department. One of my main roles at Gladney is to research ways to improve birth parent experiences through more readable documents and evaluation surveys. I get excited knowing the work I am doing is reducing barriers birth parents face as they create adoption plans. However, my sweetest times at Gladney have not been behind a computer screen, but have been in hospital rooms and out in the community loving on sweet birth families. Leading up to my internship, I prayed that I would get to hold a precious baby and on my first day here, I was blessed with the opportunity to carry and love on an adorable baby boy. It is amazing how a baby so tiny can hold such a big place in your heart.

Families or individuals interested in learning more about the process to foster or adopt from the Texas State Foster Care System are invited to a Free Adoption Expo on April 7, 2018. The Expo will be held from 1 p.m. til 4 p.m.