Stories
Porter Has Two Dads
Two dads have been planning and waiting for Porter since the beginning. See how the birth parents chose Porters adoptive parents.
Twins — 5 Years and 2 Continents Apart
Adopting an older child was a pleasant surprise. Ian gets to experience many firsts with his forever family.
Two Families, One Extraordinary Youth
Eden and her adoptive family make the journey to Ethiopia. Two families come together despite all odds.
Discovering Their Roots
Anemo and Yoyo are Ethiopian boys being raised in two California homes. Both boys and their adoptive parents were able to visit the country of their birth.
Unstoppable Youth
The odds were against Saloni. But thanks to WHFC’s Child Sponsorship program, she has overcome poverty, the death of her father, and her own fight with tuberculosis.
Triumph Over Abuse
Growing up in deep poverty in Guatemala, Fidelia was forced to beg for money in the streets by her addict parents. She suffered terribly, until she was rescued.
From Poverty to Possibilities
Laxmi and her husband struggled to provide food and shelter for their son and daughter in Mumbai’s Colaba slum. But that all changed through WHFC’s Community Development and Child Sponsorship programs.
Siblings Finally Reunite
When their father died, life became even harder for four siblings and their mother. There wasn’t enough money for them to stay together. Nigist and Meseret went to live with other relatives.
Special Siblings Find Loving Family
Orphans Isaiah and Veronica were born in China with Achondroplasia, which leads to dwarfism. Ordinarily that might mean an unlikely path for adoption. But they found a home with an American family already familiar with the condition.
Special Child Finds Special Home
Ava was born with hydrocephalus, which meant her head was too heavy for her to lift. For this young child born in China this meant she spent most of her life flat on her back. Until a loving family stepped in.
A World Apart, Yet United
Sneha and Shivani were both born in India, but the latter was adopted by an American family as a toddler. Now, thanks to WHFC’s Child Sponsorship program, Shivani’s family is helping Sneha overcome destitute conditions.
Caught in Gang Crossfire
When Sofia’s father died suddenly, her mother was left to take care of two children, in a part of Guatemala plagued by violence. Sofia’s younger sister was injured in a gang shooting. But thanks to WHFC’s Child Sponsorship program, Sofia’s life has been transformed for the better.
