For most of us, family is the center of our lives. They’re the people who care about us and know us best. Ryan is a teenager who lost both his parents in less than two years. Ryan also has Down syndrome. This kind of loss is devastating, of course. Ryan’s relatives were not able to…
“I’m a proud adoptive mom of two little boys who are siblings through foster care. I feel very lucky that I’ve had the opportunity to experience motherhood in a different way as a single parent.” Kylene is the Director of Recruiting Services at Caltech. Her journey through motherhood and adoption as a single person drew…
October is National Estate Planning Awareness Month, the perfect time to consider creating an estate plan and ensuring your wishes are carried out. Estate planning isn’t just about money! It’s about giving you peace of mind, knowing your loved ones will be cared for and your legacy will be preserved. A well-crafted plan can: ●…
How was the summer for Wayfinder Family Services? There were so many special Wayfinder Moments this summer, and true to our name, all of them were about finding ways to empower people so that they could reach their full potential. During Wayfinder’s Camp Bloomfield sessions, campers who are blind or visually impaired participated in “packing…
Your kindness made a tremendous difference to a little boy named Daniel!* Daniel lives with his foster parents and 8 other children, many of them also foster kids. His foster parents will tell you that he’s a very sweet kid. Daniel doesn’t speak, can’t see and uses a wheelchair. He was isolated at his last…
