Issue 13, November 2026: Forever Families Insider
Committed to Connection. Focused on Family.
November Is National Adoption Month!
And November 21st is National Adoption Day! We have one family whose adoption will be finalized during Wayne County’s National Adoption Day celebration.
National Adoption Day began in 2000 to raise awareness for children waiting for permanent legal families.
During National Adoption Month, many of our adoption and foster care specialists will be attending the 2026 Statewide Child Welfare Professionals Conference in Kalamazoo on November 19th and November 20th. We will be learning, collaborating, and connecting to strengthen Michigan’s Child Welfare System.
Please note that our Mission in Motion event that was scheduled for this month has been cancelled. We plan on having the next one in 2027.
Did You Know?
About 1% of parents make an adoption plan for their infant.
Set the Table: Thanksgiving with Forever Families
Here’s how you can help us provide Thanksgiving dinner to families in our community:
- Sponsor a family for $100. The sponsorship provides a complete dinner, including food, staff coordination, preparation, and delivery.
- Shop our Amazon wish list.
- Donate nonperishable food items right to our agency. Suggested items include:
- Canned green beans
- Canned corn
- Canned yams or sweet potatoes
- Cranberry sauce
- Boxed stuffing
- Instant mashed potatoes
- Gravy (jars or packets)
- Boxed macaroni and cheese
- Canned fruit
- Cake or brownie mix
Agency Hours During Thanksgiving
Please note that our agency is closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th to recognize the holiday. If there are any emergencies that occur during this time, please call the agency’s on-call phone. Please ask your worker for this number if you do not have it. This number is to be called only for issues that cannot wait to be resolved until the next business day (Monday, November 30th).
Holiday Craft!
Over the holiday break, make a turkey with your child!
- Paint their foot brown and the toes orange.
- Help them press their foot evenly and firmly on a piece of white paper.
- Collect hand prints of various colors, such as orange, red, and yellow.
- Wait until they are dry, then glue the handprints to the back of the footprint, all spread out to look like feathers.
- Add googly eyes and red wattles.
- Hang up the craft to display their work!
Congratulations to Our Employee of the Month!
Michael Etters. Michael is a foster care worker who develops strong relationships with his clients, is a positive role model, goes above and beyond by taking clients to appointments, and helped a family achieve reunification. Thank you, Michael, for all your hard work and dedication to your families!
Blogs
Have you checked out our blogs? Each month we release a new blog catered to the topics of foster care, adoption, and everything in between. Check it out today and learn something new.
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Feeling Generous?
Shop our Amazon Wish List, or use the QR code in the PDF above.
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