Inspiring Stories
Meet Shafika
Shafika's parents divorced when she was an infant and eventually lived in abject poverty with her mother and two sisters. She became defiant and...
Read MoreMeet Penny
As a toddler, Penny knew all too well abandonment and pain. Penny experienced 20 different placements during her young life. Her journey...
Read MoreMeet Erin
Erin was one of the first children adopted through our Mary Kendall Adoption Program. Read her perspective on her experience as an adopted child here.
Read MoreMeet Nikki
Nikki grew up in poverty with no mother. She faced domestic violence and sexual assault, and found escape as a teenager through drugs and...
Read MoreMeet Brandon
Brandon's story starts with hardship, but ends with hope thanks to his time living at the Kentucky United Methodist Children's Homes."I had trouble growing up," Brandon said. As the second oldest of nine children, with both his parents working, Brandon felt his needs were not met as a child. From a young age, he was responsible for managing household chores...
Read MoreMeet Patricia
Patricia doesn�t remember having friends as a child. After her parents died in a car accident, she and her older brother grew up with their grandmother, who raised them as best as she could, despite debilitating health issues. Patricia was more of a caretaker than a child.
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