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    Adopt PA Kids

    Meet the Kids

    #MeetTheKids offers potential foster and adoptive parents the opportunity to peek into the hearts and minds of youth waiting for homes. 

    The #MeetTheKids campaign features real kids from Pennsylvania that are waiting for adoption — waiting for someone like you to show them what a real family is. These special kids were given iPods and a little direction and were asked to help film each other and share why they want a family and what having a family would mean to them.

     

    Ready to take the next step?

    For more information, contact the SWAN Helpline at 1-800-585-7926 or email swanhelpline@diakon-swan.org

    Learn more about: Becoming a Foster Parent or Becoming an Adoptive Parent

     

    Meet Dashawn

    Meet Tori

    Meet Shylynn

    Meet James

    The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), which is in part comprised of the Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.