{"id":66231,"date":"2025-05-13T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/?p=66231"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:55:41","slug":"foster-care-highlight-coming-together-in-kinship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/de\/resources\/news-library\/foster-care-highlight-coming-together-in-kinship\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlight der Pflegefamilie: In Verwandtschaft zusammenkommen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fireflyin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Desi-and-Christopher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"530\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">mehr als drei Jahre zuvor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\"> Zion<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">christopher<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">geboren wurde, hatte ich immer wieder den Traum, dass uns jemand seinen kleinen Jungen anvertrauen w\u00fcrde\u201c, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">Halonda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">, A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">n Adoptivelternteil mit<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW224886730 BCX0\">Gl\u00fchw\u00fcrmchen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\"> sagte<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224886730 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">Halonda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> und J<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">mich<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">sind seit 25 Jahren verheiratet und <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">habe 6 Kinder gro\u00dfgezogen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> zusammen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> Vier der<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">ose<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> Kinder <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\">Sein<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> biologisch, und ihre beiden j\u00fcngsten <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW201665630 BCX0\">Beitritt<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201665630 BCX0\"> der Familie durch Verwandtenpflege.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW201665630 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Verwandtschaftspflege <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dabei wird ein Kind bei einem Verwandten \u2013 beispielsweise einem Gro\u00dfelternteil, einer Tante, einem Onkel oder einem anderen Familienmitglied \u2013 untergebracht, wenn die leiblichen Eltern des Kindes nicht in der Lage sind, f\u00fcr die angemessene Betreuung zu sorgen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\">W\u00e4hrend sie ihre <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\">Meilenstein<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\"> Jahrestag in diesem Jahr denkt das Paar \u00fcber die vergangenen f\u00fcnf Jahre nach und \u00fcber den Weg, den sie zur\u00fcckgelegt haben, um ihre Kinder offiziell zu adoptieren.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\"> Zion<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\">Christoph<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\"> und Desi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257867396 BCX0\">Rae.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257867396 BCX0\" 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F\u00fcr <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259446387 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259446387 BCX0\">Halonda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259446387 BCX0\">, f\u00fchlte es sich wie ein Schritt zur Erf\u00fcllung ihrer fr\u00fcheren Tr\u00e4ume an, obwohl sie sich der verschiedenen Herausforderungen bewusst war, die vor ihr lagen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259446387 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259446387 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176755025 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176755025 BCX0\">\u201eDie Betreuung durch Verwandte, 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data-contrast=\"none\">Shalonda verbringt einen Moment mit ihrer Tochter Desirae (links).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\">Trotz dieser Schwierigkeiten ist sich die Familie bewusst, dass ihre Kinder m\u00f6glicherweise eine ganz andere und ungewissere Zukunft gehabt h\u00e4tten <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\">ohne externes Eingreifen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\"> als Mama<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\">Alle Familienmitglieder waren <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\">h\u00e4ufig<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124093422 BCX0\"> war im Gef\u00e4ngnissystem involviert und hatte mit Drogenmissbrauch zu k\u00e4mpfen.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP 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