IFS Helps Launch Major Foster Care Initiative
April 21st, 2020
International Family Services is proud to be in integral part in the launch a major foster care init[...]
Being Adopted and My Thoughts.
Every once in a while all parents experience that special time when our kids come up with something that blesses the socks off of us. This was the case with Hannah, one of the two 16 year old daughters of IFS founders Bob & Carol Mardock.
The Waiting Game – August 1990 – Los Angeles Times
Soon the story was picked up internationally. The Mardock’s phone number was not published but, even before social media and email as standard means of communication, people found them and started calling, 5-10 families a day for weeks. “If you know how to adopt in…
Meet Addison – U.S. Infant Adoptions
Addison was born November 30, 2014 in the U.S. (IFS domestic cross-cultural program) and her adoption was final in May, 2015. Mom Lisa reports that Addison is smart, creative, sweet, playful, cuddly, adorable, burpy, sometimes smelly…
Domestic Cross-Cultural Adoptions (DCC) are on the Increase at IFS
Families often come to International Family Services because we are known as a leader in international adoptions and these families are often ready to consider a child of another ethnicity. Then they discover they can expedience their culturally diverse adoption dream without the international travel and without longer wait times associated in an international adoption.
AJ
AJ (Alok) joined his new family a year ago from India. George and Danielle (brothers Elliot and Gavin) report he is settling into his amazing life in his new family. This active toddler loves his new swimming pool, is crazy about trucks and his animal picture book. Not long ago Mom reported that AJ was “eating us out of house and home” devouring milk, peanut butter sandwiches and lasagna. AJ shares his radiant smile willingly with each new friend he meets. “We are all crazy about this little guy and are so very grateful that God has placed him with us. Again, thank you IFS and all involved for your role in making this possible. Alok was born to be a [last...Recent Posts
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