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Celebrities You Never Knew Were Foster
Parents
by David Grislis | Feb 2, 2022 | Adoption & Foster Care, David Grislis
Foster parents play an important role in the lives of children from disadvantaged family
backgrounds. While there were more than 200,000 foster care homes in the United States
in 2020, the need for caring and adoptive families is pressing. Thankfully, many celebrities
are doing their part to help communities by fostering and adopting children. In this article,
we will talk about six of those celebrities, highlighting their commitment to a brighter
future for children and teens.
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The notoriously private and immensely talented singer Sia announced in 2020 that she
had adopted two teenage boys. The two 18-year-olds were set to be removed from the
foster care system before Sia adopted them. She recently revealed that one of her
adopted sons recently had a child of his own, making Sia a grandmother.
Sandra Bullock
Bullock has adopted two children. The first was a boy whom she became a guardian for in
2010. More recently, in 2015, Bullock fostered and adopted a young girl from Louisiana. By
the time Bullock adopted her at three years old, the girl had already been housed with
three different foster care families. Bullock’s journey to adoption is a good reminder of
how difficult the system can be for kids across the United States.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Although this Hollywood couple separated in 2016, they adopted two children from
Ethiopia and Vietnam. Pitt and Jolie did not adopt these children directly from the foster
care system, but have been generous in their charitable contributions to stateside foster
programs. In 2009, the pair donated $100,000 to an innovative foster care organization
called SOS Villages.
Scott Shriner
Shriner served as a foster parent for several years alongside his wife, Jillian. The bass
guitarist for the band Weezer adopted his second child in 2019. The couple has continued
to be outspoken about the plight of children in the American foster care system.
Nia Vardalos
Readers may know Vardalos from her role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. But did you know
that she is also a foster parent? In 2008, she was paired with a three-year-old girl. She and
her partner immediately fell in love with the girl and began the process to adopt her.
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