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Press Releases / Media Coverage

News Coverage by 9NEWS in Denver, CO
March 21, 2007 Article
August 13, 2006 Article
Video of Aimee Garret August 13, 2006
Longer video piece on the program

Press Release for Fort Wayne program for July, 2008
release in PDF format
"Summer Adventure Planned for Ukrainian Orphans Coming to the Fort Wayne Area"
Fort Wayne, IN – Feb. 25, 2008 - What kind of adventure are you planning for your family this summer? Read the full press release on the link above.

Stanford Daily - Article from March 30, 2004
"Stanford Couple Adopts Child Through Alternative Service"

Los Altos Town Crier Article - March 3, 2004
Los Altos families open hearts and homes through adoption...
Article from Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Gilroy Dispatch - February 20, 2004
Feature article on Hands of Hope program:
Article from Friday, February 20, 2004

San Jose Mercury News - Christmas Eve, 2003
Article on the Anacker Family, adopting five siblings, appeared in the Christmas Eve evening edition of the big paper in San Jose. View the picture that appeared on the front page of the paper

FRUA Newsletter, Jan. 2004
An Interview with George Bailey of “It’s a Wonderful Life” for FRUA Families - by David Avilla
This article is written to provide some encouragement for families who have adopted orphans and found their lives changing in unexpected ways. Sometimes our plans get changed as we live life! Our idyllic family dreams are impacted by an adopted child with unexpected needs, developmental delays, and bonding issues. I thought of George Bailey from the classic 40’s movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” and what he might have to say to adoptive families. This is a fanciful “interview with George Bailey”!...FRUA Jan 2004 Article

Lawrence Livermore Labs Article - March 21, 2003

Sun, Jan. 12, 2003
MAKING A NEW HOME - NOVEL ADOPTION PROGRAM BEGINS WITH TRIAL VISIT
By Truong Phuoc Khánh
The ties that bind a family can form over years or in an instant. And when it does, separation becomes unfathomable...
Read the rest of the article...

FRUA Newsletter, February 2003
How's Your Investment Portfolio Doing? - by David Avilla
The concept of having resources set aside for future use is common. Friends discuss investment tips at parties. Some people form clubs where they pool their money together. Getting the best return on your investment is an acceptable topic of conversation, even among strangers. But what if wise management and good stewardship of resources didn't end just with the instruments of commerce, like money and stocks and certificates of deposit? Read the rest of the article...

FRUA Newsletter, October 28, 2002
An Inside Look at Adoption Adventure Summer 2002 - by David Avilla
The phone call I received in late June from the adoption agency director was a lot like that scene early in the movie "Matrix" where the main character is offered his choice of two pills. "Take the Blue Pill and you will wake up and never remember what happened here. Take the Red Pill and you'll see just how deep the rabbit hole goes." When faced with an option like that of either plodding on in the status quo or taking a turn for adventure, I, like the handsome main character (Keanu Reeves), chose the Red pill. In the movie, things around the main character started to melt down. That happened to me later, but initially I felt like I had stepped out onto the wing of a 747 - while it was flying!.....Read the rest of the article

FRUA Newsletter, October 28, 2002
The Crying Mothers - By Susan Lobo
When I agreed to take on the job of Host Family Coordinator for Family Hope Bay Area, I thought it would be a fast, four week job: talking on the phone, describing the children and the camp, explaining the responsibilities of host families, prescreening families, etc. Once the children arrived, I believed I would be finished with the phone, and onto days spent at the day camp with the kids.

I was so wrong!

Something happened that I didn’t expect. The “crying mothers” called. Who are these crying mothers, you ask? Well, let me tell you a couple of stories....Read the rest of the article

The Adventure of a Lifetime with consequences for eternity starts with one step...

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