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Alanna's Adoption Fund

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Alanna is the sweet little girl that was left on my doorstep by her mother (who I am related to) in 2011 when alanna was just 22 months old. They just got kicked out of a homeless shelter because of her mother's suspected drug use. I agreed to take care of Alanna and told her mother to go focus on getting her life together.

Before Alanna came to me, she spent the first 22 months of her life sleeping on people's couches and in and out of homeless shelters with her mom. She never had her own bed. Her teeth were crumbling out of her mouth from bottle rot and she had constant yeast infections from sitting in soiled diapers and she was always sick. The situation was horrendous and I realized this little girl really needed my help.

In September of 2011, I was granted legal guardianship of Alanna. There have been several court dates over the past few years with Alanna's biological mother regarding visitations. She did have visitation during 2012 through 2013 but has since been denied by the judge due to her continued drug use and her multiple criminal charges and frequent jail visits. 

The first thing I did when guardianship was granted was having Alanna's oral surgery done that was so desperately needed. She had six teeth extracted, all that were abscessed. I had to explain myself to all of the doctors and nurses because they assumed that I was the negligent parent responsible for the bottle rot and infection in her mouth.

As time has passed, Alanna has become a very well adjusted child. She has gone through a lot of healing, both physically and emotionally. She barely remembers her biological mother and has no memory of the life she once had before. Alanna is healthy and happy. She has a stable life with me and is loved tremendously. She has her own room filled with all of the things a little girl could want, she attends one of the best schools in Sonoma, she has regular playmates and a routine.

I work full time and as a single parent, I make just enough money to provide the basic necessities for us. I have been the sole provider for Alanna since she first came to me.

I am filing for permanent adoption and it is in process. I need to raise $14,000.00 to pay for fees with the state and the county, court costs and attourney fees. Fourtunately for Alanna, she never went through the foster care system, but if we had, there would be financial assistance available for adoption for foster parents.  But unfourtunately for me, I don't qualify for any of those  funds. I was never a foster parent. I saved her from falling into the foster system. 

Your support is very much appreciated and much needed to make this happen.  

Thank you so much for your support!

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Sunshine Radtke
Organizer
Sonoma, CA

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