Wednesday's Child: Sweet and lovable Cristeina would love a permanent family
Cristeina (2007) is a personable child. She enjoys the outdoors and going to the movies, mall, library and the park. She also enjoys drawing; anything artsy, listening to music, putting puzzles together, and reading (especially Korean Comic books). Cristeina is always up for exploring new things and different dimensions of the arts. With that in mind, Cristeina was given a chance to see a theater production media day where members of the media interviewed the cast of the Lythgoe Family Panto’s 10-Year Anniversary production of A Snow White Christmas.
Wednesday's Child: Christopher is an old soul with a big heart looking for a forever home
Christopher (2007) is a sweet, engaging boy with a warm and playful spirit. He’s calm in demeanor and enjoys one on one time with people he’s close to, such as his CASA volunteer and social workers. In many ways, he reminds people of an “old soul."
Wednesday's Child: Kind, affectionate Felipe in need of a loving home
Meet Felipe (2006), a very kind and affectionate child with some special needs. He is friendly and polite, and enjoys engaging in conversations on just about anything. Felipe is very easy-going and gets along with everyone in just about every setting. While sports aren’t Felipe’s forte, he was such a “sport” when presented with the opportunity to go ice skating for the first time at the Bai’s Holiday Ice Rink at Pershing Square.
Wednesday's Child: A successful adoption for the Sandovals
Happy Thanksgiving from Wednesday's Child!
Wednesday's Child: Sweet and caring Raelene would love a forever home
There was the popping room where it all begins: dedicated workers producing their signature favorites like Caramel Corn, Cheddar Cheese and of course their popular “Zebra® Popcorn."
Kelvin: A Wednesday's Child success story
November is National Adoption Month. This week on Wednesday’s Child, we will rewind to the Hollywood gifting party in February 2018, where Kelvin (2002) was one of our VIP guests.
Fashion shoot for four from foster care
"Beautiful" said the photographer as he snapped away at four young adults once in foster care. It was a fun fashion shoot given as a gift from stylist Jesse J Guillen. One girl, Rhonda Bolanos was once on FOX 11's Wednesday's Child in the 1990's before being adopted.
Wednesday's Child: Lovely Lazae in search of a forever home
Lazae (2003) is a warm, friendly and engaging teen. She’s also outgoing and athletic, and does well in school. For those who know her, and as we’ve discovered for ourselves, honesty and integrity shined through in Lazae’s character.
Wednesday's Child: Beautiful Olivia would love a 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.
Wednesday's Child: Fun-loving Victor wants to find a forever home
Victor (2004) is a sociable and likable young man with an old soul. He is one of a few teenagers who really does enjoy the company of people older than he. That may be why he actively participates in a mentor program.
Wednesday's Child: Mini-reunion at Dodger Stadium with Wednesday's Child adoptive families
The month of May was National Foster Care Awareness month and LA County DCFS and Wednesday’s Child partnered once again with the Mixed Roots Foundation to raise awareness, and to bring over 300 foster children (many of them had never been to a baseball game) to see the Dodgers taking on the Phillies.
Wednesday's Child: Sweet Joanna looking for a family to call home
Joanna (2011) is a little girl full of joy and happiness, and is waiting for her place with a forever family. We met up with Joanna at a local park for some bubbles, jungle gym activity and some digging. Joanna fascinates herself with a lot – she’s incredibly sociable, friendly, and loves to play with other children.
FOX 11's Christine Devine honored for work with Wednesday's Child
Congratulations to FOX 11’s Christine Devine, honored on Tuesday by the LA County Board of Supervisors for her terrific work with Wednesday’s Child. She’s been helping children in foster care find forever families for 20 years.
Re-uniting with a young man from foster care
Tyraughn Barnett is example of overcoming the odds and finding family outside the norm.
Wednesday's Child: FedEx Cares surprises adopted children
FedEx Cares brings the holidays home to an adoptive family. Meet a same-sex couple sharing the story of diversity in adoptions.
Tyraughn: Catching up with this former youth from Wednesday's Child
We caught up with a former foster youth once on Wednesdays Child, 26-year-old Tyraughn. Ty shared the story of a dream day in which he was featured on a YouTube series called Sugar, produced by Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
Wednesday's Child: Jonathan dances his way into the hearts of a forever family
Back in 2012, “Dancing with the Stars” was a thing and Jonathan, 14 years old at the time was on Wednesday’s Child, searching for a forever family.
Wednesday's Child: Matthew's wish list this Christmas is a forever family
Ho! Ho! Ho! Before Santa gets too busy, we caught up with Mr. Claus aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA for some early gift giving. You’re never too old for Santa. So we brought this week’s Wednesday’s Child kiddo along; Matthew (2003), a teen in foster care with a big heart and a charismatic personality.
Wednesday's Child: Can you provide a forever home for sweet angel Ky'lah
Children in foster care have experienced various levels of abuse and neglect and are in the system due to no volition of their own. Ky’lah (2014) has experiences much more profound than others, and this sweet angel is waiting for a safe family to claim forever.
Wednesday's Child: Justin wants to turn the page and enter a new chapter with a family
At the core, Justin (2004) is a builder and he hopes to find a career doing that someday.