006: Alaina Abbott - Girl Like Me

11/18/22 • 30 min

Alaina Abbott is a graduating senior at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Alaina is an Interior Architecture Design major with a part-time job in Harding’s media center while she finishes her degree. Alaina’s family started fostering in 2020 during the pandemic. She talks of her experience as a biological daughter in a fostering family and shares what it’s been like gaining a sibling while she’s been away at college.

Alaina's Socials:

Instagram - @alaina_abbott

My Socials:

Instagram & Twitter - @jordaanhuffman

Alaina's Socials:

Instagram - @alaina_abbott

My Socials:

Instagram & Twitter - @jordaanhuffman

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005: Annmarie Jordan - Best of Both Worlds

Annmarie Jordan is a stay-at-home mother to three with experience on both sides of the foster care system. Annmarie worked for Child Protective Services for several years and has since become a foster parent and has adopted two children of her own. Over the course of this episode, Annmarie tells us all about her time working with CPS and her experience as a foster parent during the pandemic and now adopted mother, adding two little ones to her home.

Resources:

Michigan's Adoption Resource Exchange - https://www.mare.org/

DIRECTORY OF RECOMMENDED ADOPTION AGENCIES - https://www.bravelove.org/adoption_agencies?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7bucBhCeARIsAIOwr-_TqktV6laBxi7CLAMM7CjBPr4s8g46A5gK6KBbEABnItTFs5xkbrYaAh0JEALw_wcB