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Kylee is a 10-year-old who loves to explore nature and the outdoors. And she would like nothing more than a forever family to share in her adventures. 

Many people turn to adoption after struggling with infertility or having biological children first.

You can learn a lot about children, by the way they piece together a jigsaw puzzle. Some might get frustrated, or lose interest, others will stay focused, right through the very end. In Sunday's Adopt 8, Marcella Lee introduces us to a young boy, who shows us he's committed to achieving his goals - and he's hoping his dream of finding a forever home, comes true. 

A collection of photographs designed to touch your heart, the "Heart Gallery" is traveling to local libraries, to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families. 

A local family of eight is so grateful to be starting the new year as an official family.

Two young brothers have made incredible strides since entering the foster care system. 

As families across the country celebrate Thanksgiving this week, one local family is counting their new members. 

A successful adoption story for, not only for the children, but also for their parents who say they weren't sure if they would even be allowed to adopt.   

12-year-old Angelica has been through unimaginable heartache and grief during her nine long years in foster care.  

A local 8-year-old girl has a giggle that's so heart-warming, her foster family says you can't help but be in a good mood around her.

16-year-old Tyler notices the little things. And while blowing bubbles toward our camera lens, he was curious and a bit concerned. 

14-year-old Danny assured me he knew how to drive. "I promise we won't wreck," he said. "We're gonna win."

A local 14-year-old girl recently had to switch high schools again - for the third time this school year. Cinnamon is living in an emergency children's shelter right now - pulled away from a school that felt like home and a basketball team that felt like family.

It didn't take long for 10-year-old Cassandra to get the ball rolling, as she learned the rules of mini-golf. And after just a few holes, Cassie, as she likes to be called, began to open up with some knock-knock jokes.

If a local nine-year-old boy could have any wish in the world, it would be to find a forever home. Angel makes friends easily and is a happy, outgoing boy, but his heart has been broken too many times by adults who have let him down. 

He's a 13-year-old boy who's spent nearly half his life in foster care. Ramon would love nothing more than to have a family to come home to and talk about his day with, but he knows he has just a few years left to find a forever home. And that’s why this resilient boy, who likes math, reading, and soccer, stepped out of his comfort zone to be featured on Adopt 8, hoping it leads him to a forever family.

A lot has changed for two siblings we first introduced you to in 2015. The past couple years have been filled with a lot of new adventures for LT and Anessa shared with their forever family. 

When children are placed in foster care, the goal is to reunify them with their biological families, but when that isn't possible many foster families choose to adopt the child they've taken in and become their forever family.

There's a need to find a special family for a special little girl. Five-year-old Akilah is currently living in a foster home, but it is time for her to transition into a permanent home. This little girl, of Samoan descent, deserves the unconditional love of a forever family. 

The 2017 Join the Team Calendar is now available at several locations across San Diego County.

With the release of the 2017 Join the Team Calendar, comes heartfelt words from some Chargers players.

The Chargers are scoring points on and off the field. During the off season this past summer, Chargers players and Adopt 8 kids enjoyed a photoshoot for the 2017 Join the Team Calendar.

Adding four children to your home, all at once, would be a big change for any family. But the sibling set in this Adopt 8 is hoping there is a family out there, willing to take them in and give them the unconditional love they deserve.

It's a big milestone for Adopt 8, the Chargers, and San Diego County Adoptions. Each year, we work together to help raise adoption awareness with a calendar and 2017 will mark the 10th edition.

Two sisters, ages 11 and nine, really cherish their time together. That's because the two girls have had to live apart for the past several years, but Inta and Knolly say they're not giving up hope that there's a forever family out there for them.

He's a 10-year-old boy who would love to play football, go for bike rides, watch movies and play video games with a family.  

He was born severely disabled and was not expected to walk or talk. But Ricky proved everyone wrong and gives his mom all the credit for what he's accomplished in life. 

In this Adopt 8 segment, we take you behind-the-scenes of a special photo shoot for the making of the 2017 Join the Team Calendar. This is the 10th calendar edition featuring Chargers players and Adopt 8 children and we’re celebrating this big milestone with a look at some of the calendar's success stories through the years.

Three local siblings, ages 10, 12 and 14, are currently living apart in three separate places in the foster care system.

Dwayne is a remarkably resilient and respectful boy who has emerged as a leader at his school while remaining optimistic that there is a forever family out there for him.

Zach and Abigail were adopted as babies, and have known no other life, than the one with their forever family. Both children have overcome adversity, with Zach calling his life a miracle.

It's safe to say the local dad featured in this story received more Father's Day cards than most dads. That's because he and his wife have a total of 13 children, five of whom joined the family through the gift of adoption. 

After hearing about Voices for Children, an eight-year-old boy from Carlsbad, was inspired and wanted to do something kind to help foster children.

Most kids grow up under the same roof as their siblings. But that's not always possible for children in foster care. These three siblings, who are living apart right now, are holding out hope they'll soon find one forever family.

Most children in foster care have had to endure many disappointments and big disruptions in their young lives.

It's no easy task finding one family willing to adopt four children ages six to 12 in grades kindergarten through sixth.  

A local couple had big plans to have a big family, but as fate would have it they were only able to have one biological child, which was ultimately a big blessing. 

Those who know her best, say eight-year-old Mia will steal your heart with her fun-loving spirit and inquisitiveness. It's clear Mia has developed a special bond with the woman who has volunteered to be her Court Appointed Special Advocate, but as you'll see what Mia needs now is a forever family to create bonds that will last a lifetime.  

A local foster youth named Daniel is gearing up to graduate from high school this spring and as he enters adulthood he is thanking his mentor for helping him reach this big milestone. 

He's an 11-year-old boy who loves to cook, bake and even knows how to make sushi, and he would love nothing more than to have a family to share his meals with and parents to talk to over dinner about his day.

An Adopt 8 story we featured nine years ago changed a local family's life forever. A baby boy named Jeremiah prompted the family to start the adoption process and as you'll see in tonight's Adopt 8 success story the expansion of their family didn't end there. 

By the age of two, little Jorge had already been in and out of three different foster homes, but his fourth placement ended up being his final one and Jorge's foster family has since become his forever family. 

He's an 11-year-old boy who's spent more than half his life in the foster care system, but TJ isn't giving up hope he'll find a permanent home. This avid young football player is hoping to score a big win when it comes to finding a forever family.

A local boy celebrating his 8th birthday has just one wish. He would like nothing more than to find a forever family. 

For the ninth straight year, Chargers players and Adopt 8 kids have teamed up for a special adoption awareness calendar.