Family Connections Christian Adoptions started in 1983. Owner Audrey Foster had been with County Adoptions for years, and realized that a private organization might be able to attend to adoptive childrens' needs with more attentiveness than the public program. Since then it has placed over 4,000 children across the country with loving, respectful parents. It is a member of the North American Council on Adoptable Children, the California Association of Adoption Agencies, and many more. It is funded by family fees, California State reimbursements and donations.