{"id":304065,"date":"2023-12-25T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T19:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304065"},"modified":"2023-12-27T09:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T15:38:27","slug":"new-york-girl-adopted-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-york-girl-adopted-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"New York girl adopted by aunt and uncle: &#8216;It&#8217;s the best Christmas gift ever!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>One New York girl got the Christmas gift of her dreams this year: her forever family.<\/p>\n<p>Five-year-old Elliana Jacobi has lived with her biological aunt and uncle, Zabrina Reich and Frank Jacobi, for nearly her whole life \u2014 but until now they haven&#8217;t legally been considered her parents. That all <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/mommy-best-christmas-gift-ever-233544122.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changed<\/a> on December 19, during an adoption ceremony that marked the official transition from &#8220;aunt and uncle&#8221; to &#8220;mom and dad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All smiles, Elliana seemed overjoyed to be officially joining the family, hugging the judge and planting a kiss on Frank&#8217;s cheek during the ceremony. \u201cIt\u2019s because I love my family,\u201d Elliana told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/buffalo\/mommy-is-the-best-christmas-gift-ever-williamsville-couple-adopts-niece-after-years-of-foster-parenting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKBW<\/a>. \u201cI couldn\u2019t wait to be part of their family.\u201d The Jacobis also have a two-year-old girl, Francesca, and say Elliana has been a great big sister.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDerekheidtv%2Fvideos%2F855918006284300%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zabrina explained that she and Frank became certified as foster parents once it became clear that they would be caring for Elliana full-time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It became evident early on that [Elliana] would be staying with us forever,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, in order to have the highest standing, and to put her in the best position possible, we became foster parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re just excited to officially make her part of our family even though she has been a part of it as long as she\u2019s been with us,\u201d Frank added. \u201cIt\u2019s just a relief now that this whole process is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say it\u2019s the greatest Christmas present ever!\u201d Zabrina said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMommy is the best Christmas gift ever! And Daddy,\u201d Elliana said.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Family Preservation Mia Clark of Erie County Child and Family Services told WKBW that she hopes the Jacobis&#8217; happy ending will inspire other families to step forward as foster parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely do not have enough certified, qualified, and available foster parents in this area,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWhat you&#8217;re able to do for these children counts and matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptuskids.org\/meet-the-children\/children-in-foster-care\/about-the-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adopt US Kids<\/a>, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/tell-congress-stop-the-doj-from-targeting-pro-life-americans\/?utm_campaign=doj_petition&amp;utm_medium=lan_website\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. 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