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DC adoption day celebrates new forever families

Dozens of children were officially made a part of their forever families in DC

Dozens of families had their adoptions finalized during a special ceremony at a D.C. courthouse Saturday.

Latesha McCalip celebrated becoming the official guardian to her cousins, Valentine and Sincere.

“I mean, I’ve known that kids need homes and safe places, but seeing the journeys and hearing everybody’s stories, it’s an eye opener, and it’s amazing that you know how many people came through for some of the young kids,” McCalip said.

The ceremony happened at the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in Northwest.

Saturday marked the 38th annual adoption day in the District.

Robert Washington had the opportunity to adopt a newborn, saying, 鈥淚 was like, ‘At the age of 62, become a parent?'”

Now, at the age of 64, he and his wife Michelle are the proud parents of their 2-year-old son, Brion.

“It is the absolutely best decision that I have ever made in my life,” he said.

Latesha McCalip now has permanent guardianship of her two young cousins. The move was celebrated during D.C.’s adoption day Saturday. (百花视频/Grace Newton)
Robert Washington and his wife Michelle had the opportunity to adopt their two-year-old son Brion later in life. (百花视频/Grace Newton)
The Brockington family celebrates adoption day during a special ceremony at a D.C. courthouse Saturday. (百花视频/Grace Newton)
Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrates D.C.’s adoption day Saturday. (百花视频/Grace Newton)
Ellie Miller and her son Harry celebrate the 38th annual adoption day in the District.聽 (百花视频/Grace Newton)
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He encouraged others not to use their age as a reason to avoid adopting.

“If you want to stay young, you want to be well taken care of, look out for that child who can’t look out for himself,” Washington said.

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Grace Newton

Grace Newton is an Associate Producer at 百花视频. She also works as an associate producer for NPR Newscast. Grace was born and raised in North Carolina but has lived in D.C. since 2018. Grace graduated from American University with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism and minor in art history in 2022.

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