Stacy And Holly’s Story From The Let Love Define Family Series

Today’s Huffington Post Gay Voices RaiseAChild.US “Let Love Define Family™” series spotlights the Tatom-Scharer family, who moved from South Carolina to California before beginning their foster-adoption journey with Penny Lane.

“Everyone should invite a foster child into their home at some point in their life just to see through a child’s eyes how much a smile or hug can do for them,” declared Stacy Tatom-Scharer, 42, of Palmdale.

Holly and Stacy are grateful for the strong support from their family and friends. Their enthusiasm for building their family through the foster care system has influenced other family members to pursue the same path.

Corinne Lightweaver is the Communications Manager at RaiseAChild.US, a national organization headquartered in Hollywood, California that encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering and adopting to serve the needs of the 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system. Since 2011, RaiseAChild.US has run media campaigns and events to educate prospective parents and the public, and has engaged more than 2,500 prospective parents. For information about how you can become a foster or fost/adopt parent, visit www.RaiseAChild.US.

The Huffington Post