Join us in recognizing our adoptive families and all those who support them!
Our theme for Adoption Awareness Month 2026, “Families, Handcrafted with Love,” recognizes the special way adoptive families are formed. When children in foster care are unable to return safely to their biological families, adoptive parents provide a permanent, loving home.
Interested in adoption? Learn about the Foster Care and Adoption program and how you can help us offer more foster homes that reflect the cultural diversity of our community.
- Between Oct. 1, 2025, and Oct. 1, 2026, 9 adoptions were finalized in Fairfax County.
- 2 children were adopted by relatives.
- 1 child adopted was 10 years old and older.
- 8 children adopted were 9 years old and younger.
- 13 children in Fairfax County Foster Care are waiting for adoption
For more statistics about Foster Care and Adoption in Fairfax County, check out these resources.
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In July 2025, Aamir and Tovoia Johnson, with their biological children Aamir Jr and Taliyah, adopted four young brothers who entered foster care in November 2022. The Department of Family Services reached out to the Johnsons in December 2022 during a search for possible relative placements. Despite not having a close relationship with the children’s biological father up to that point, Aamir and Tovoia felt compelled to step in and care for their family member’s children. They completed the home study process in Maryland, and the children, two of whom have special needs, gradually moved into their home between the end of September to October 2023. Learn more about this special family through 
Meet Don and Emily, who became Fairfax County foster parents in 2018. After providing respite care for a couple of children, they welcomed 15-month-old Angel into their home in 2021 and adopted him in 2024. Don and Emily developed a close relationship with Angel’s biological family along the way, which has been a blessing to everyone. Angel, who is now an active 4-year-old, is receiving the care and support he needs from the whole family and he is thriving. 
These are the true stories of Fairfax County Foster Care and Adoption. They are stories of hope, endurance, acceptance, sacrifice, belonging, and most of all love. These success stories reveal how lives have been improved and families formed, reunited, and strengthened through the support of professionals working in foster care and adoption. 
Meet some of the 
Our monthly Foster Family Newsletter provides a window into the experiences of foster and adoptive parents, children in care, alumni of foster care, and the resource workers who support them. It also includes pertinent information on a variety of services and supports that are available for Fairfax County foster and adoptive families. Check out the