In 1949, something magical took place in downtown Los Angeles. A newborn baby was handed to a couple in a car – an “adoption” in the streets if you can imagine. The miracle was that Dr. George Piness of St. Anne’s Maternity Hospital, and Dolores Hope (yes, Bob’s wife) witnessed it, and felt there had to be a better way to facilitate an adoption. Together, they created the agency now known as HFS Adoption & Foster Care.
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On May 23, 2024, HFS will celebrate seventy-five years of creating forever families. It’s an amazing accomplishment, and a testament to the agency’s resilience, that HFS has continuously provided high-quality adoption services to birth parents and adoptive parents for almost eight decades. HFS’s origin story began when Dr. George Piness, then associated with St. Anne’s…
Thank you to all who attended the Circle of Hope celebration on Thursday, May 4th , at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The event began at 6pm with guests greeted by volunteer and HFS adoptee Viki Battaglia and her daughter Phyllis. Attendees then circulated at the lobby bar or proceeded into the Bistro Room…
The special Paddle Raise opportunity, held during the 2023 Circle of Hope event at the Oakmont Country Club on May 4th, benefitted one of HFS’s greatest needs, which continues to be outreach to hospitals and clinics.
HFS is grateful to Pat and Kate, who have been monthly sustaining donors since 2014. “We just know how many children are out there looking for what we call ‘forever homes’ and any way that we can be involved in making that happen – helping that to happen – is really important to us.” Pat…
Make a difference with your donation to HFS all year long. Join the HFS Gift of Love Sustaining Monthly Donor Program. Hit the donate button. Enter the amount and make it a recurring donation. The system will do the rest! Make a difference with your donation to HFS all year long, as Pat and Kate…
November was National Adoption Month, and HFS marked this annual celebration with the publication of our annual Gratitude Report and end-of-the-year solicitation. Thank you to board member Elaine Tumonis who wrote the compelling letter that accompanied the 6-page Gratitude Report (Fiscal Year 2021 – 2022 Annual Report) that went out to over 1,300 of our…