Downey Side Adoption connects older kids with families
LAVALLETTE — For more than 50 years, Downey Side Adoption has been bringing together families and older kids in the country’s foster care system.
In June, the nonprofit, which has a New Jersey location in Lavallette, will be holding its Red Gala & Casino Night fundraiser to collect money which goes directly to the agency’s mission of matching older foster children with permanent, loving homes.
Dawn Rusinko, New Jersey-New York director for Downey Side, told The Ocean Star the origin of the adoption agency’s mission.
