Forever Family, the South Florida nonprofit that utilizes television segments and on-air media partnerships and promotions to create awareness about children and teens in the foster care system, has been presented with the Adoption Excellence Award by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Children’s Bureau.

The mission of Forever Family is to get foster children adopted; educate and recruit mentors, volunteers, foster parents and Guardians Ad Litem; increase employment opportunities for at-risk youth; generate donations for families adopting medically needy children and teens leaving foster care; and advocate on behalf of current and former foster youth.

To view the MSNBC interview of Forever Family founder  Gia Tutalo-Mote and for more information about the organization, check out their web site here.