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 […]
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 […]
Finding Help When Placing for Adoption
How a birth mom got the help she needed.
Finding Help While Mentoring
Find out what makes foster parents so great at building families and communities.
Finding Help in Motherhood
Waking up each morning battling lupus and being reminded that you are newly widowed with 4 kids can’t be easy.
It Would Be Different This Time
When you can’t take time off of work, when you can’t pause your life, when you can’t afford it. . . an unexpected pregnancy can seem daunting. It was the last week […]
The Year Was 1967 . . . I Was 18 and Pregnant
This Is Us, Too — blog series finale When I first learned of my pregnancy, I got in my car and left the state, staying first with a friend and then with my […]
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. […]
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 […]