To say that Nicole had a rough start in life is an understatement. As an infant, Nicole’s diapers would go unchanged so long that she remembers the pain of having urine burns all over her tiny body and once watching her older brother and sister try to eat cat litter while their mom was sinking into meth addiction.
Jennie always meant to make it official and adopt Jacob but she didn't know how she would manage to pay for the legal fees or the home study. When the school system notified her that Jacob would have to leave school unless she could produce his birth certificate or prove she had legal authority for him, she turned to Idaho Youth Ranch Adoption Services for help.
One September day, our Adoption Services office received a package of photos from the adoptive parents of a happy, healthy teenager whose birth mother had placed him with the Idaho Youth Ranch for adoption 14 years earlier.
The well-practiced professionals on IYR’s Family Counseling staff know that patience, empathy, and especially creativity are keys to helping clients break old patterns and create true change in their lives.
Did you know that November is adoption month? To mark the occasion the Coeur d'Alene Press is running a series of articles about adoption, including this lovely feature about one of the happy families who helped by Idaho Youth Ranch Adoption Services. Read the full story of how "Idaho Youth Ranch counselors serve as a bridge between birth parents and adoptive parents": http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_add67f0e-5d46-5cbf-b603-54289e3a93bc.html