Daniel always knew he wanted to be a dad, but for years he let his own excuses get in his way.
“I’ve always wanted to be a dad and adoption always seemed to be the path I’d pursue,” he said. “For years I pushed off the idea, not feeling that I was ready and that I needed to wait until I was married since that is the expectation.”
During the pandemic, Daniel took time to re-evaluate and decided not to put off adoption any longer. He became licensed to adopt through Child Crisis Arizona.
“I started the training classes focused exclusively on adoption and telling myself that fostering just wasn’t for me for a number of reasons, but each week those reasons started to weaken as I got more education,” he said. “By the time I was certified to adopt I was already struggling with the idea that I should open myself up to fostering. My specialists were great resources and eventually I got certified to foster, as well.”
Within a week of becoming licensed to foster, Daniel received the call for his first foster child.
Becoming a foster parent has been full of many ups and downs but Daniel has been an exemplary foster parent, always putting the needs of the child first and going above and beyond to strengthen relationships with the biological family.
At Child Crisis Arizona we believe every child matters and deserves a family where they can feel comfortable. We work with both single and two-parent families and welcome any individual regardless of race, color, religious beliefs, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to consider foster care or adoption. Learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent during our Agency Meet and Greet.
