Adoption

Editor's Note: Clara is the 11-year-old daughter of Joleigh Little, the Region 5 & 6 Field Representative at Wisconsin Right to Life. You can read Clara's full adoption story, told from Joleigh's perspective, here. Her story below was originally shared…

By Jacqueline Niccolai, Wisconsin Right to Life Events Manager  Each year my husband and children give me one special gift right before the holidays that gives me the greatest joy in the world: family photos. I am filled with pride when…

By Julia Wall, Intern The funny thing about adoption is that no story is ever “typical.” Although love is always interwoven throughout an adoption journey, details are unique to every family who has grown through adoption. My journey, like so…

Christopher was from Bulgaria, and weighed a mere 10 lbs 2 oz and was 29 inches long when he was adopted shortly before his 6th birthday. Having several special needs, he was ignored and neglected in the orphanage, barely fed and not cared for. When the Collicotts adopted him, he was unfamiliar with being held and would poke himself in the neck to pass the time, having never had anything else to do.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN -- Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson has been named an Ambassador of Adoptive Families at a Jockey Being Family event.  Jockey International is the Kenosha, Wisconsin-based retailer of underwear, sleepwear & workout clothing for women & men. Nelson and his…