NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY

November is National Adoption Month and over here at Children Awaiting Parents, our planning has already begun. Veronica Black, our Community Outreach Specialist, attended a meeting with other agencies and judges to begin solidfying this year's theme and program. Two years ago, Veronica's sons were asked to speak about their experiences with the foster care system and adoption - and they were happy to oblige. Below is a copy of their speeches. Enjoy!

My name is Lennon Black, Age 10

When I was in foster care I lived with six different families. I felt like I was a bad kid because I kept moving. I thought I was never going to be adopted. Now I have a family and I am very happy because I have everything I ever wanted. I have a mom, a dad and a brother. No matter what I do they still love me, and every child deserves that. We need to change the system because kids should not be bounced around. That can be very scary for kids. Foster parents should not call the caseworker to move a kid, they should ask for help to help to handle what the child is going through. If you move them the child might get worse. My mom handles my behaviors and that is the difference between foster care and adoption

I have a nice bed, nice clothes and I have birthday parties and I even travel. I play four sports, soccer, lacross, wrestling and taekwondo. It can’t get any better than that. J

My name is Styles Black-Allen, Age 9 

Adoption changed my life in many ways. I have a brother, a best friend and someone to play with.
When I was four I really wanted a brother. My mom said ok. That was awesome. We started to visit him. It was fun. I was scared at first but when I saw him he was different.. I thought he was going to be tall and bossy, but he was cool and he liked wrestling.
When I am president of the United States I will make a law that you can't move kids around like they did my brother. And that all kids will have a mom, dad and a brother.
More people will adopt if you tell them that it is free and give them money for college. You should also take the kids with you when you travel to different places and ask people to adopt