When Jessica returned home to live with her family, everybody was excited. Nobody more so than her younger brother, Jacob. Within minutes of her arrival, he treated her to a personal violin and guitar concert. “Is this for real?” he asked his mom. “Is she really back for good? I’ve...

Aaron didn't have an easy start. He was born with multiple disabilities including cerebral palsy and health conditions requiring medical equipment, technology, and supplies. He got his nutrition through a gastrostomy tube, had a tracheostomy and often required the use of a ventilator. He was placed directly from the hospital...

Mother and daughter stomping grapes -- a picture of laughter and fun that both would describe as a miracle. In July 2015, Korinna had a cardiac arrest and collapsed on her bedroom floor. By the time her mother found her, the 20-year-old had gone without oxygen for an extended time....

It’s often the little things when people first meet that offer clues about whether they are going to “click.” For Michael and then prospective Support Mom Sharon, it was fried shrimp. They realized their shared love for the dish at their first meeting at a restaurant. It was the first...

Joey’s family was in crisis. When 8-year old Joey—who has autism—was not screaming, hitting, or biting his family members, he was crying. He wouldn’t eat. His family didn’t know what to do. In one month, Joey was in the emergency room four times. Desperate for help, Joey’s mother contacted a...

Children need to feel loved and supported—safe and secure. That need is best met through a strong parent-child attachment. Sometimes, it may not be the actual parent, but another person who cares for the child in their home. EveryChild knows that a great match between a child and a Support...

Until he was 10, the only place Bryan had lived was a facility far away from his family. Born with multiple life-threatening health problems, he was not expected to live very long. His family reluctantly heeded the doctor’s advice to put him in a nursing facility. Its remote, rural location...