Event: Adoption Day Celebration
Date: November 21, 2025
Location: Family Justice Courthouse, San Jose, CA
Event Highlights:
On November 21st, we were honored to participate in Santa Clara County’s 19th Annual Adoption Day Celebration. This celebration is held every year, the week before Thanksgiving, in honor of foster children finding their forever homes. While the court’s primary goal is to reunify children with their families, this is not always possible. Many children in the dependency court system remain in care until they age out at 21. However, adoption offers a hopeful new beginning for those who find a loving and permanent home.
At Santa Clara County’s Superior Court, we witness the official union of 14 families, a momentous occasion for 16 children who moved out of the foster care system and into permanent, loving homes. Among these children, four were supported by our dedicated CASA Volunteers. These CASAs worked tirelessly, offering their time and resources to provide invaluable support to the youth and detailed reports to the court, advocating for the children’s needs and recommending adoption.
After all of the adoptions had been finalized, the day culminated in a true celebration. As families gathered for brunch, they were gifted personalized gift bags from Child Advocates of Silicon Valley. For the rest of their time, they gathered in celebration and enjoyed a pop-up photo studio capturing each child’s first family portrait—a moment of pure joy and new beginnings.
If you’d like to join us in supporting CASA Volunteers who LIFT UP our foster youth, click the link below to contribute to our End of Year fundraising campaign or sign up for an info session to learn what it takes to become a CASA Volunteer. Your generosity helps us continue our mission of being there for every foster child and youth in Silicon Valley. Together, we can create brighter futures for foster youth.