About Us
Adoptions & Family Support Network, Inc. is a nonprofit, licensed child placing agency. Our mission is to provide support, aid, counseling, placement and adoption services to children and families in need of assistance. In addition to complementing resources already in the community, our staff strives to develop genuine caring relationships with each family by working in real and tangible ways to improve their quality of life.
Adoptions & Family Support Network, Inc. was started after the board members worked together for over 10 years in the areas of adoption, family services, medical aid and foreign missions. We have been blessed to be able to witness lives being changed after connecting people with needs to people who can help. We believe that everyone experiences a time or two in their life when they could use a little help or support. Our desire is to provide assistance, guidance, and support to any individual who may need help with building or enriching their family.
Our Board Members
Our board is made up of professional women dedicated to help strengthen families through professional and supportive services.
Tina Sanchez-Wright, LCSW has over 20 years of experience providing social service to families. As a licensed clinical social worker and director of Adoptions & Family Support Network, her mission is to help build and enrich families.
Karen Scheeringa-Parra, the founder and CEO of Hearts In Motion, a social service agency based in Lake County Indiana. Karen adopted her first child over 25 years ago which began her journey touching hundreds of lives all over the US and other countries.
Karen Johnson, APRN, MS, FNP, BC has experience in family healthcare for over 12 years. Her experience as a young, single mother and concern for the well-being of others has led her to many supportive roles in the community.
Michaelyn Sloan, MA Ed has 25 years of adoption experience both professionally and personally. Her experiences as an adoptive mother and adoption educator fuels her dedication to adoptive families.
Cindy Lorentzen, a biological, adoptive, and foster mother for over 25 years. She has devoted her life to making sure children in need have loving families.
Adoptions & Family Support Network, Inc. was started after the board members worked together for over 10 years in the areas of adoption, family services, medical aid and foreign missions. We have been blessed to be able to witness lives being changed after connecting people with needs to people who can help. We believe that everyone experiences a time or two in their life when they could use a little help or support. Our desire is to provide assistance, guidance, and support to any individual who may need help with building or enriching their family.
Our Board Members
Our board is made up of professional women dedicated to help strengthen families through professional and supportive services.
Tina Sanchez-Wright, LCSW has over 20 years of experience providing social service to families. As a licensed clinical social worker and director of Adoptions & Family Support Network, her mission is to help build and enrich families.
Karen Scheeringa-Parra, the founder and CEO of Hearts In Motion, a social service agency based in Lake County Indiana. Karen adopted her first child over 25 years ago which began her journey touching hundreds of lives all over the US and other countries.
Karen Johnson, APRN, MS, FNP, BC has experience in family healthcare for over 12 years. Her experience as a young, single mother and concern for the well-being of others has led her to many supportive roles in the community.
Michaelyn Sloan, MA Ed has 25 years of adoption experience both professionally and personally. Her experiences as an adoptive mother and adoption educator fuels her dedication to adoptive families.
Cindy Lorentzen, a biological, adoptive, and foster mother for over 25 years. She has devoted her life to making sure children in need have loving families.
Relationship with Hearts in Motion
Adoption & Family Support Network began as a dream 20 years ago when Tina Sanchez-Wright and Karen Scheeringa-Parra worked together in child welfare and social services. As Karen went on to develop Hearts In Motion, a humanitarian agency, she also was imperative in the development of Adoptions & Family Support Network in 2007 and continues to serve as a board member. Hearts In Motion also provides office space for this agency. Both agencies are dedicated to helping others in need.
The mission of Hearts In Motion is to provide care and medical treatment for children, families, and communities through its programs and sponsorships in the U.S., and Central and South America
Through our close relationship with Hearts in Motion we are able to be a part of a social service community.
The mission of Hearts In Motion is to provide care and medical treatment for children, families, and communities through its programs and sponsorships in the U.S., and Central and South America
Through our close relationship with Hearts in Motion we are able to be a part of a social service community.