Last week I went down to the Edelman Children's Court, which is the court for dependency cases in Los Angeles County. I spoke to a lawyer from the Children's Law Center (CLC), the people who represent almost every child in the foster care system, and was permitted to observe the...

This Saturday November 19 was officially National Adoption Day. Created 11 years ago, it is an effort to bring visibility to the hundreds of foster kids in the US who are waiting to become part of a permanent family. You can see what happened all around the country on the...

Systems systems systems. It's been 2 months since I wrote a blog for this blog. I gotta tell ya, I've been blogged down in systems this summer. My own personal family drama has put me in touch with way more than I ever wanted to know about California Social Services...

A huge part of the news last week was devoted to the verdict of the Casey Anthony trial. It was a sensational case with a sensational outcome and it captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of people across this country.

The saddest thing about it is that a...

I just returned from my son's college graduation from Oberlin College, which was glorious, and made even more emotional by Helen Gayle, the main speaker that morning. She is the CEO of CARE USA, and a leader on global health. She cited some staggering statistics about children and global poverty....

This week I got to hang out at the Air New Zealand lounge at LAX to see off a bunch of hugely excited kids leaving on a trip to London. Four girls and four boys, ages 11 and 12, from various LA Unified elementary schools.

They were going to Europe...

Every couple of weeks, on this blog, I introduce a film about a child in foster care who is eligible for adoption.

This is the time of year kids are preparing to graduate from high school, and deciding which college they will be going...

Yesterday I was at a film shoot of 8 kids in the foster care system that are available for adoption. The kids range in age from 8 to 16.

The children told their stories...mind-boggling, inspiring, and more than anything, filled with hope.

Once again, I was reminded how many...

Today, in our series of films profiling foster children who are available for adoption, I'm going to introduce you to a 13-year-old girl named Serenity. All I can say is that she is absolutely lovely. Beautiful, with a quiet strength, she is aptly named. Serenity's goal is to go to...

A few weeks ago, I posted a film of Brandon, the first child in my feature profiling kids in foster care who are available for adoption. The comments from readers were remarkable and incredibly positive. I appreciate all of your input. I am very encouraged and hopeful that...

Last year I wrote an article for the Huffington Post about an important piece of legislation for foster children that is now law. The response to the article made it clear that Huffington Post readers connect to issues surrounding foster youth.

It got me to thinking... can you...

For the past two years I've had the privilege of working alongside the Children's Action Network (CAN) on a project called This is Me, a series of videos profiling children in the Los Angeles foster care system who are eligible for adoption. I've met and fallen in love with these...