[Bellemom]

Hi and congrats on choosing to adopt through foster care! We are finalizing the adoption of African American twins this month! They are 18 months old and we actually got them as a temporary placement over a year ago. It's so hard to tell where a case may be going. We had two previous AA infants that went to relatives after five months and we had been asked to adopt. It's such a roller coaster, but so worth it! We had a placement the day we were licensed. I know in the Seattle area they are desperate for African American foster and adoptive homes! Just move up here! Our case worker was just asking us after court yesterday if we knew any AA people willing to go through all of this! Seattle has an entire African American Unit designed to keep kids within their community and close to their heritage. It couldn't hurt to contact them as I have heard of them looking at homes in other states. I know they are short homes right now as we are full, but placement is still calling! Good luck!

I wanted to add that the twins were drug exposed, but no issues yet! Our previous babies were not.