Airing on National Adoption Day, our 2022 ‘Celebrate the Love’ special is a half-hour program that aims to bring awareness to all forms of adoption.
DALLAS — Whether you want to watch ‘Celebrate the Love’ in its entirety right now or are more interested in the stories featured within the special, you’ve come to the right place!
Watch the 2022 ‘Celebrate the Love’ special at the top of this article.
Click here to read about how the mayors of both Dallas and Fort Worth have proclaimed National Adoption Day as ‘Celebrate The Love Day’ in their cities and committed to lighting each of their downtown skylines white on the night of November 19, 2022, in honor of their proclamations.
Click here to watch a conversation with Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall and her family that was built through adoption. If you are interested in a more in depth conversation featuring the Marshall family, click here .
Click here to watch a heartfelt conversation between Emma (a birth mother), Rachel (an adoptive mother) and Cynthia Izaguirre. They discuss their ongoing relationship and how it continues to evolve. If you are interested in a more in-depth version of this conversation, click here.
Click here to hear from Juan Nevarez, a male Dallas CASA volunteer, as he and Chris Lawrence discuss the need for additional male Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers.
Click here to watch the Espino family share how their family has expanded through kinship adoption and why they insisted on keeping biological siblings together.
Click here to hear from Austin Anderson as she shares how her family decided to support kids in foster care by launching a non-profit organization that manages an on-demand care package delivery service that includes clothes, a book and a blanket.
Click here to watch an update on Jace, a former Wednesday’s Child, whose two new dad’s realized that they wanted to specifically adopt a child who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Click here to read about a National Adoption Day event being held at SMU’s Meadows Museum.
Click here for answers to frequently asked adoption questions from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Foster and Adoption Recruitment Supervisor LaQueena Warren.
Click here to read an interview with Chad Frymire, the Director of Public Policy for Dallas CASA, about the role of male advocates and the importance of volunteering with Dallas CASA.