KVC Health Systems’ local teams have facilitated 5,539 children’s adoptions. Yet over 122,000 children nationally are still waiting for adoptive families.

Willie and Korie Robertson announced on Instagram that they are in the process of adopting a 13-year-old boy from foster care.

For families who pursue adopting a child through foster care, one of the most important things for a parent to be mindful of is the child’s transition from foster care to a permanent, forever family.