So the conception and the vision of Second Family came out of that task force. The Second Family Program matches a birth family with an adoptive family. Karen Smith was one of the program's first participants. She has five children, ages six to nineteen. All of them have tested negative.
Eligibility is very flexible.
We have no age restrictions, marital status restrictions or income restrictions. And once that process starts we do the assessment. We go into the homes of those who are willing to adopt through this program, and we do a full licensing process. We do a full home study process with them. And they're also trained, and they become stand-by families.