Brandon’s Story
My wife Lindsey and I have been fortunate to be involved with Claris as donors and gala attendees for the past eight years, and from the very first gala we attended it became clear that Claris is a special organization filled with people who truly care about helping those who find themselves in a very […]
Ben’s Story
It’s been 24 years. I was a recent high school grad, excited for my summer break and a new chapter of my life in college when my girlfriend at the time told me she was pregnant. I didn’t know what to say. I felt like I had no place to tell her what to do, […]
Why We All Kept Fighting for You
A love letter written by Chrissie and Brian to Olivia, the little girl they adopted through foster care. Dear Olivia, We didn’t know what we were getting into when we started. At first it was just a nice thought about a way to grow our family. That changed over the course of all the training. You […]
How I Broke Another Woman’s Heart
An adoption story of tears, sacrifice, and lasting joy. I stood in the parking lot of Cedar’s Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles and loaded my one-day-old baby girl into the back seat of our car, headed to our other daughter’s preschool graduation. Yes, we took our 24-hour-old baby to a preschool graduation. Totally normal, right? Less than […]