CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — November is National Adoption Month -- a time to address adoption issues in our area and bring attention to the need for adoptive families.
The Sleeves of Support campaign provides opportunities for people to serve children who are in need of a little extra love and support.
Rebecca Welch shared her journey towards adopting. She was once in a foster home and said she was adopted as a kid. This background inspired her and her husband to foster kids; which ultimately led them to adopting. She joined Susan Klaus, the C.E.O. and administrator for Agape Harbor during the interview with 3News reporter Mariah Gallegos.
Klaus said the Harbor organization helps provide training and support for families looking to adopt. Agape Harbor partnered with Agape Ranch, CASA of the Coastal Bend, and Astound to bring awareness to adoption month via coffee cups.
When anyone buys a cup of coffee or tea -- there will be a special sleeve on their cup with a QR code. That code takes buyers to a website with information to help children in our community.
"We want people to know of our organizations here in the Coastal Bend. If someone is interested in volunteering, if someone is interested in becoming a foster parent or looking to adopt from a foster," said Shannon Murphy, community relations coordinator for Agape Ranch.
Coffee and tea lovers can find the special sleeves at the following locations:
- Bien Merite
- Cafe Calypso
- Coffee Waves
- Coral Bean Cafe
- Driftwood Coffee
- Island Joes
- Stingers
- Hester's Cafe
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