News4JAX Insiders share heartwarming stories for National Adoption Day. (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saturday, Nov. 23 marked National Adoption Day.
To celebrate, we asked our News4JAX Insiders to share their adoption stories.
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Whether it was a photo of the day they adopted their child, their adoption story, or just a family photo showing off their crew, we invited Insiders to upload photos and share their story.
According to LifeLong Adoptions, 1 in 35 children in the United States is adopted and an estimated 100,000 children are adopted through all adoption types every year. Although those numbers seem high, adoption rates in the United States are generally on the decline.
By choosing to adopt, you can enhance the lives of children worldwide and offer them opportunities they might not otherwise have.
Help us celebrate all those who chose adoption by viewing the submissions below.
You can still upload your story on SnapJAX by using the National Adoption Day Channel. You may see your submission(s) on air, online, and on News4JAX’s social media platforms.
Our adoption in 2007 of our niece and our family. We had an amazing judge! This the silly photo with the judge (left our niece and right our bio daughter) 😂
Alex was my first foster placement in 2018 and from day one I have loved him as my own and GOD BLESSED our union and 4 yrs later made it official. BEST DAY EVER❤️❤️
Our adoption story began in 2020, we have had her for 4 years now with many more years to go. Our family is complete with her in it and we couldn’t love her more!!
