Leah Paskalides / Facebook screen shot 19-Year-Old Adopted by Caseworker After Aging Out of Foster System Paskalides saw that Monyay was a determined young woman and just needed that mentor figure in her life. By Amanda Thomason May 3, 2021
Wheatens In Need Rescue / Facebook Pup That Stepped on Cactus Spine Survives by Having Leg Amputated: 'He Was Going to Be Euthanized' For now Tigger's life is no longer on the line and he is in good hands while he waits for his forever family. By Amanda Thomason April 30, 2021
Benjamin Torode / Getty Images 'Blessed': She Was the 'Perfect Case for an Abortion,' But Pro-Life Teen's Story Continues Born to a single mother in a developing country, Yulianie Hernandez argues that her circumstances do not lessen her right to life in any way. By Samantha Kamman April 27, 2021
ABC News / YouTube screen shot Neighborhood Puts Together Parade to Celebrate Adoption of 3 Siblings from Foster Care On March 29, the adoptions were made official, and the whole neighborhood showed up to celebrate with a drive-by parade. By Amanda Thomason April 7, 2021
Joe and Donna Cougill via IndyStar / Facebook screen shot Woman Reunites High School Sweethearts 51 Years After They Gave Her Up for Adoption She even went to the same Indiana high school her parents had gone to, though she didn't know it at the time. By Amanda Thomason March 13, 2021
Karen Warner / Facebook screen shot Twins Separated at Birth Had No Clue They'd Been Crossing Paths Nearly Their Entire Lives With new information at her fingertips, Warner began to look through voter registration records to find anyone who shared the same birthday. By Amanda Thomason March 5, 2021
Cassandra Raquel Madison / Facebook screen shot Coworkers Discover They're Actually Sisters: 'The Type of Thing You See on TV' The girls believe Tinetti's paperwork had gotten mixed up with the paperwork of a close friend who had also been adopted on the same day. By Amanda Thomason March 3, 2021
Christopher Emanuel / Facebook screen shot After Months of Fighting in Courts, Father Finally Wins Custody of Daughter Put Up for Adoption Without His Consent He was not even listed as the biological father on the adoption paperwork, and his rights had been terminated illegally. By Amanda Thomason February 19, 2021
Toyota USA / YouTube screen shot Watch: Toyota Takes Bold Stand with Pro-Life, Pro-Adoption Super Bowl Commercial The Toyota advertisement, which highlighted their sponsorship of the U.S. Paralympic team, featured swimmer Jessica Long. By C. Douglas Golden February 9, 2021
Good Morning America via Police Lives Matter: Missouri / Facebook Heartwarming: Police Officer Adopts Little Girl He Helped Save from Abusive Home Their time with Kaila was precious, as they never knew what the next day would hold and whether or not her family would reclaim her. By Amanda Thomason December 3, 2020