The long journey of navigating the dependency child welfare system left us knowing that we had to help other families going through the same struggles we faced. Our founder's adoption process for her nephews took about five years with the added struggle of discovering their life long medical conditions. Because of this, our founder has dedicated her life to helping families through the court system and preparation for adoptions, and we strongly support the adoption process to encourage permanency for these children.

On the day our founder adopted her nephews, the judge asked the children what family meant to them. They answered that their mom once told them that 'family is forever' and that became our organization's name. Family Forever is a platform to share awareness about the importance of kinship/relative caregiver placements and educate people on the different processes between foster, adopted, and kinship families. Our annual backpack and school supply giveaway was inspired by our vision to ensure that every child (no matter where they came.