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Adopt-An-Angel Gateway-Longview has been busy with another very successful Adopt-An-Angel Season! Thank you to all of our donors and supporters who GENEROUSLY participated in this year's Adopt-An-Angel. Over 100 individuals, corporations and church groups helped to make Christmas as magical as possible for all of our children and families here at Gateway-Longview. Click to read more

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Five Sisters Receive a Family… Just In Time For Christmas.

The holiday season is a time when wishes and dreams come true. For Jessie Washington and her five foster children, their dream of becoming an official family turned into a reality just in time for Christmas.

On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Erie County Family Court Judge Margaret Szczur gave Washington and her five foster children what they have always wanted, a loving mother and a permanent place to call home. Washington and all five biological sisters: Telesha, 13; Jayla Infinity, 11; Ladaeja, 9; Lashaundra, 8; and Michelle Sayonna, 6 are finally a forever family.

As a single woman in her 60’s, Washington, never imagined having more than one child. However, her dream of becoming a mother brought her to Gateway-Longview in 2004 to open up her home to a foster child in-need. After going through the six week certification course, Sa ...

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