Want to Adopt an Older Foster Child? Here's What to Know, from People Who Have Been There
Boone Stokes only had a trash bag filled with his belongings – three toys and a handful of clothing – when social workers brought him to Cecil Stokes home in August, 2015. At just eight years old, Boone had already been in and out of 11 different foster homes. Something told him this time was different. “I remember when I was coming up the steps and there were a million thoughts racing through my mind,” says Boone, now 14....