The Buddy Family program offers support not only for adopted children, but for their new family too. Kelli Hanson shares the impact it has on the families that it supports. Buddy families can be adoptive families or retirees that have time to give. You must go through training to be part of the program. For more information about the...
Tuesdays on Twin Cities Live we highlight school aged kids in our adoption system in a series called Kid Connection. This week you’ll meet siblings Jay and Maria. They were placed in separate foster homes, which is common, but they told Twin Cities Live reporter Kelli Hanson they can't imagine calling a place home without being together....
Two-years ago we introduced you to Aaron, a Kid Connection child that loves animals. He took TCL Reporter Kelli Hanson all over the Minnesota Zoo, teaching her everything he knew about their former Dinosaur Exhibit. Aaron is still looking for a home so Kelli got a chance to meet up with him again, this time at the new Bell Museum. It's...
We’ve introduced you to several school aged kids in Minnesota looking for their adoptive families. Once a child is placed in a home, that’s where the support from specialists and other adoptive families kick in. Kari Fletcher, a Parent Support Specialist from The North American Council on Adoptable Children, show us how their continuing...
We met 14-year old Danzell in 2018. Kelli Hanson hung out with him at Nickelodean Universe where she found out about his love of basketball, music, and video games. Danzell is still looking for his forever home.
But what about after adoption? What kind of support services are available? Misty Coonce, Program Director for Ampersand...
Kelli Hanson was introduced to then 16-year old Sherakey. Finding out that Sherakey loves to create, Kelli took her to Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. Sherakey is quiet but has a fun nature about her when she told Kelli she’d love to have a family with a “mom, dad, and a monkey!” When you ask Sherakey to describe herself, she...
We are five days into the Twin Cities Auto Show and if you have big car dreams, that is the place to fulfill them. Wednesday morning TCL reporter Kelli Hanson toured the showroom floor with this week’s Kid Connection child, 15-year-old Jayden. He has a thing for sports cars, thanks in part to a something called Forza, a racing video game....
In 2017, we introduced you to 14-year-old MaKayla. TCL reporter Kelli Hanson brought her to a local rescue to nurture MaKayla’s love for pitbulls. MaKayla turns 18 in April and could age out of the adoption system but she’s still holding out hopes of getting adopted.
In November of 2017, we met 10-year-old Eli. Eli’s recruiter,...
Every month we introduce you to a school aged child in our adoption system. This time our Kid Connection series takes us to U.S. Bank Stadium. Twin Cities Live Reporter Kelli Hanson was there as Monster Jam moved in a couple weekends ago for their big show. She brought 12-year-old Aiden along to meet the one and only, Grave Digger!
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For many, the holidays were spent with family. People travel from all over the country to be together. But one thing we've learned through our Kid Connection series is that many kids don't receive the one gift they really want -- and that's to be adopted. In this Kid Connection, TCL Reporter Kelli Hanson chats with a couple that chose to...
Four and a half years ago we introduced you to our Kid Connection series, featuring school aged kids here in Minnesota that are either in foster or group care. We love when we can help give them an experience, something they will never forget. Thanks to the Minnesota Vikings, Twin Cities Live was able to create a memorable day for 17-year-old...
We've brought you several stories about school aged children here in Minnesota looking for an adoptive family. But once that adoption is final and that honeymoon phase is over, what kind of help is available for parents? In this Kid Connection we tackle how the HELP Program is helping. Jetta Wiedemeier Bower stopped by the studio with...
On Tuesdays Twin Cities Live introduces you to a school aged child looking for a permanent place to call home. It's our Kid Connection series we’d like you to meet 16-year-old Sierra. She told us she loves field trips, so we set up an interactive behind the scenes look at our TV station. Twin Cities Live reporter Kelli Hanson takes us...
Tuesdays on Twin Cities Live we feature school-aged kids in Minnesota's adoption system. In this Kid Connection you'll meet two children we've actually already introduced you to. Twin Cities Live reporter Kelli Hanson has an update on Ethan and Jose.
On Tuesdays, we bring you stories of hope and of resilience in a time of uncertainty. It's our Kid Connection series where we feature children in Minnesota's adoption system who are looking for a permanent place to land. Since we began the series 4-years-ago, more than 30 children that we've featured have found a place to call home.
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Over the weekend Monster Jam took over U.S. Bank Stadium and the roar of trucks took over the Twin Cities! But before the trucks hit the dirt, reporter Kelli Hanson got to get up close to these massive machines. She brought 11-year-old Tyrese along for the ride. He's this week's Kid Connection Child.
For years we've featured school aged kids here in Minnesota's foster care system and you can meet them on our website by clicking here.
On Tuesdays, Twin Cities Live introduces you to a school aged child here in Minnesota in need of an adopting family. Over the last 3 and a half years, our Kid Connection series has helped place and adopt more than 30 children. And because each child's story is different, new adoptive parents will need help giving a child with often a traumatic...
Twin Cities Live has been highlighting Minnesota's adoption system and the nearly 1,000 children waiting for a family for almost 4-years. Our Kid Connection series has helped place and adopt more than 30 children. And while there are children finding homes, there are still so many waiting. Like 17-year-old Chanel. We first met this teenager 3...
For 3 1/2 years, Twin Cities Live has shared stories of hope in our Kid Connection series, introducing us to kids waiting to find a family. But now it's time to introduce you to a few of the people helping to make that happen. Twin Cities adoption agency, Ampersand Families, specializes in finding parents for kids ages 10 and older. It's a...
