Larry and Vicki Palur

Angel in Adoption 2009

Larry and Vicki Palur were honored in 2009 by Ohio Representative, Patrick Tiberi.

Larry and Vicki, along with their three children (Erin, Josh, and Kayla) began the foster/adoption process in 1999.  In 2001, they received an offering of four siblings who were in need of a  permanent home.  They welcomed Alicia, Shane, Kyle and Bradley with open arms. These children had two other brothers who were already placed with another couple in the area.  When asked by the caseworker if they would be amenable to visits between the four siblings and their brothers, they decided it would be natural to blend the two nuclear families into an extended family.

In 2004, they met Sara.  Sara had many medical challenges and was not expected to live to see her 3rd birthday.  In spite of that news, the Palurs applied to adopt her, believing that every child deserves to be loved and cared for. In 2005, her sister Charlotte was born.  After working so hard to keep the first sibling group together, they could not think of separating Sara and Charlotte. They adopted both girls together in 2005.  Sara is a happy, feisty 2nd grader and Charlotte is set to begin Kindergarten this year.

The couple share the mission and philosophy of CCAI.  They are “dedicated to raising awareness about the millions of children around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes and to eliminating the barriers that hinder these children from realizing their basic right of a family.”  Every child deserves a home and a family.  Both are dedicated self-proclaimed adoption advocates and never miss an opportunity to encourage others to foster and/or adopt.  In the near future, Vicki would like to continue working towards creating a support group and respite resource for foster and adoptive families in their home county.