MamaK Foundation to mentor foster youth
The Williams family is five kids strong thanks to adoption. Two of the sons are birth children and three were adopted through county foster care.
Wednesday's Child: Meet Abraham, Erick, Benjamin and Charlotte
FOX 11's Christine Devine was at Pa's Pumpkin Patch in Long Beach as she hung out with four adorable kids looking for the perfect pumpkin AND a forever loving family.
Wednesday's Child: Wendy is hoping to find a bilingual and loving forever family
Meet Wendy. She's a Spanish-speaking teen in foster care hoping to find a loving forever home.
Wednesday's Child: Tech-savvy Angel would love a family that would help him chase his dreams
Meet Angel, an active and expressive 11-year-old kid in foster care in need of an adoptive family.
Wednesday's Child: Outgoing teen Nox would love a supportive forever family
Nox is open to any family constellation of an adoptive family as long as the family is supportive of their identity and in helping them pursue personal dreams such as becoming an actor.
Wednesday's Child: Meet the Williams family
FOX 11 caught up with brothers, Shawn and Davion, who we featured in Christine's Wednesday's Child years ago.
From foster care to reuniting with her birth father, a Wednesday's Child follow up
The two reunited when she was 11 or 12 years old after she spent much of her childhood in foster care.
Former foster youth never forgot his day with LA Galaxy
Spending the day with the LA Galaxy is something one teen never forgot. It was 2009 and Juan Bran-Gudiel was in foster care.
Holiday Heroes: FedEx delivers Christmas to adoptive families
FedEx made history this week delivering the coronavirus vaccine that went out to cities across America. We honor FedEx in FOX 11's Holiday Heroes series. Not for that massive undertaking, but for nearly a decade of bringing Christmas in a big way to our Wednesday's Child adoptive families.
Christopher is a sweet boy with an old soul looking for a forever home
Christopher (2007) is a sweet, engaging boy with a warm and playful spirit.
Wednesday's Child: Beautiful Olivia would love a caring forever family
Olivia (2009) has an outgoing, engaging and vivacious personality that naturally draws people to her. With that kind of qualities presence, it makes her well suited for a career pursuit she has in mind, being a YouTube blogger.
FOX 11's Wednesday's Child history with the Dodgers
As we watch our hometown team in the World Series think about what the Dodgers mean to you. To me, it's gratitude for a franchise that has been so great to kids in Los Angeles County foster care. With our Wednesday's Child weekly story on FOX 11 News at 10 p.m., we spend a day on the field every season.
Wednesday's Child: Markus loves sports and is looking for a forever family
Born in 2003, Markus is a warm and engaging teen in foster care who holds a lot of passion for a variety of interests and enthusiastic about experiencing new things. In addition to his educational pursuits, he is athletic and loves sports. Markus had never been to Staples Center for an event, so NHL Hall of Famer and current President of the LA Kings Hockey Team, Luc Robitaille made Markus his personal guest at what would be one of the final games of the season.
Wednesday's Child: Tyler would love a forever family to call home
Tyler (2007) is a very engaging child with a friendly personality. He likes being around animals and is quite the outdoorsman.
Wednesday's Child: Fun-loving teen Taliyha would love a forever family to call home
Taliyha (2007) is a dynamic teen in foster care who wishes to be a part of a forever family.
Wednesday's Child: Sweet siblings Mario, Emiliano, and Ivan looking for a permanent loving family
Mario (2005, Center), Emiliano (2007, Right) and Ivan (2009, Left) are brothers who describe each other as their best friends. They’re always on the go, full of energy and spontaneity. They love being in the outdoors. That’s not all there is to these boys – they have a knack for learning, especially on the tech side. We brought them to one of our favorite learning labs – Rolling Robots in Glendale, CA for a lesson in robotics.
Wednesday's Child: Special needs teen Jemariah needs a permanent home
Jemariah (2005) is a happy and friendly teen with some special needs. He is very active and requires a great deal of support and supervision. He enjoys all kinds of food, especially tacos, salad, and cheez-its. He loves the outdoors and likes to strut his skills with a basketball. We’re told that Jemariah loves to color and being read to, so we decided to have him try his hand at painting at the Color Me Mine in Whittier, CA.
Dad celebrates Wednesday's Child adoption
Happy New Year from Wednesday’s Child! The year 2020 marks 25 years of the Wednesday’s Child program, a partnership between KTTV-Los Angeles FOX 11 News and DCFS to find adopting families for a population of children in foster care who face more barriers than others in reaching permanency.
Wednesday’s Child: The Greene family’s adoption story
As we ring in the New Year, we take a look back at a ceremony this fall at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting, honoring FOX 11 for its on-going partnership with LA County in helping children to achieve permanency.
FedEx Care's made a special Christmas delivery for a deserving Wednesday's Child family
A special Christmas delivery for a Wednesday's Child family. See how the folks at FedEx Care's made their wishes come true.