She's In The City By Nasheville

In our third “behind the scenes” look at NaSHEville’s three missions, this week we hear all about Brooke’s personal adoption story of her daughter, Louie. Her, at times heartbreaking, but ultimately overwhelmingly joyous journey to and through adoption gives us insight into all the “birth pains” that this process demands. And while data estimates around 60% of Americans have had some sort of experience related to adoption, many of us still know all too little about the process. Here are some basic stats: In the United States alone, 135,000 children are adopted every year. Each day there are around 430,000 children in foster care. A typical agency Home Study can take roughly about 6-8 weeks to complete. The full adoption process can take from 12 months to many years. The costs for all facets of adoption services can range from $5,000-$50,000+ depending on a number of circumstances. With all these variables and uncertainties, many families are left wondering: can we really do this? Even if we feel called towa