An adoption story we can call our own…meet former Hope House parents: The Rinaldi’s Here’s a story of one family’s journey through fostering and adoption:   “Some of my friends don’t know our story and may be blessed by it.” Diane Rinaldi, adoptive parent, shared with us “adoption has been the most amazing blessing Dan and I have experienced together, and continues to be! I am hoping that...

On January 12, the Tampa Bay Lightning honored Gloria West-Lawson as 21st Community Hero; she was awarded a $50,000 grant on behalf of the Lightning. Watch the full video here.

Raising Awareness, Raising Donations, and Providing a Lifelong Memory This year, we are partnering up with the Larry Hatchett Fishing Foundation to take 25 of our kids on a fishing trip to Destin, Florida, October 14-16. The Larry Hatchett Fishing Foundation is a non-profit organization that takes foster children deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The LHFF attempts to lessen the unpleasant past experiences in these...

On June 29th, 2016, a truly amazing adoption took place. A sibling group of four found their forever family. Last year we shared this story: Mia (6), Parker (5), and Nathan (1) were living in a filthy, scarcely furnished apartment when DCF came out to investigate. An abuse report had been called in by the hospital where their mother had just given birth to twin boys.  The twins were born early.  One twin, Isaac, was small but healthy, the...