
Foster and Adoptive stories that Celebrate CAFAF and 25 Years of Making a Difference
The Connecticut Alliance for Foster & Adoptive Families celebrates 25 years of dedicated service. We have stayed true to our mission to support and assist foster and adoptive families. We’re proud to have worked with many loving people along the way.
To mark our 25 year anniversary we are creating a series of blogs that celebrate the dedication, strength, commitment, and challenges of the many foster and adoptive families we have worked with over the years.
Each blog will highlight a family or individual who has gone above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of young people in Connecticut.
Following our Mission For 25 Years
CAFAF has persisted in our goal of empowering foster, adoptive, and kinship care families. We have helped them meet day-to-day challenges through support, training, advocacy, recruiting and retention (STARR) efforts.
- Training and mentoring foster and adoptive families
- Nurturing relationships and strengthening family bonds
- Promoting family safety and well-being
- Encouraging partnerships with child welfare professionals and communities
- Influencing legislation that benefits families and children
- Dispelling adoption and foster care myths
25 Years With Dedicated Foster Families
As we celebrate this amazing milestone, we honor all of the families who opened their hearts to Connecticut’s most vulnerable children. We expressly acknowledge those foster families that shared every step of our 25-year journey.
We hope you enjoy these heartfelt stories. And if one of them reminds you of someone in your life, please reach out to them and and celebrate their success too.

CAFAF Partners with Amazon to Deliver Donations to Foster Families
Dedicated CAFAF Employees Sort & Distribute Donated Products The nonprofit, Connecticut Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families is proud to acknowledge its independent arrangement with Amazon Donations. The retail giant initially donated items for CAFAF’s...

Dando 25 Años de Esperanza y Amor
Mientras celebramos 25 años de trabajar con familias de acogida, es difícil imaginar alcanzar un aniversario tan importante sin personas amables y cariñosas como Carlotta y Juan González. Son otra de las familias adoptivas dedicadas que han sido parte de CAFAF desde...

Giving 25 Years of Hope and Love
As we celebrate 25 years of working with foster families, it’s hard to imagine reaching this milestone without warm, loving people like Carlotta and Juan Gonzalez. They are another one of the dedicated foster families who have been a part of CAFAF since our beginning....

Catherine and Gerald Hart – Fostering over 200 Children and still going!
Catherine and Gerald Hart - Fostering Over 200 Children and Still Going! Catherine and Gerald Hart have been one of our most dedicated foster families. They've cared for over 200 foster children of all ages while raising two daughters of their own. The Harts...