In 1999, Salvator Xuereb became a mentor to a 10-year-old foster child named Justin. "When I first met Justin, I was really blown away by how optimistic he was. Although I was mentoring him in reading and math, I knew that this child needed love, needed someone he could count on," says Xuereb. Justin and his older brother, Jonathan, entered the foster care system at an early age and were living in a group home by the time they were 9 and 10 years of age, respectively. One year later, their lives took a devastating turn when Jonathan was moved to a separate group home more than an hour away. In time, Salvator received permission for Justin to visit Jonathan on day trips. Often, Salvator's twin brother, Emmanuel, joined them and soon, Emmanuel became a mentor to Jonathan, providing a way for the siblings to see one another. "Being a twin, I just felt that one brother should not live without the other," says Emmanuel Xuereb. In 2002, Salvator met his wife, Nikki, and together they adopted Justin. In 2004, Emmanuel made the decision to adopt Jonathan. Today, 15-year-old Justin and 16-year-old Jonathan know that they will never be separated again. "Justin and Jonathan have brought so much life into our lives, it's just awesome," says Salvator Xuereb.

Deanna Robertson first saw her sons, Mario and Pierre, on a local adoption broadcast. Although single and with a busy career as a criminal defense attorney, Deanna soon adopted 3-year-old Mario and his 4-year-old brother, Pierre. "I was told that they were learning delayed. I looked into their eyes, and I just didn't think the problems they had in the past would always be problems for their future," says Deanna. Today, six years after their story first aired on A Home for the Holidays, Mario has earned First in Math for his region, and is quarterback for his seventh grade football team. Older brother Pierre is an honor roll student and treasurer of his eighth grade class. "Adopting Mario and Pierre has been the best decision I ever made. I am so proud of them. They see life with such bright eyes, and [they] know that they can achieve anything," says Deanna.

It has been a long and uncertain journey for Hector and his little sister, Jasmine. Placed in foster care at 5 and 4 years of age, respectively, they lived in 13 different foster homes over the next five years, sharing the same home only twice. "If I had any hopes that I was going to be adopted, they were very little. I thought I was going to live as an orphan without my brother forever," says Jasmine. In November 2005, Jasmine and Hector found their way home at last when Brad and Alison Taylor adopted the now 9- and 10-year-old siblings. "I know now that dreams really can come true," says Hector.

In 1999, Nancy and Lynn Bennett had been married 22 years and had two biological children in college when they watched A Home for the Holidays. "We sat in tears as we listened to the little girl who said she needed a home for her siblings. We knew she was a voice for thousands, and realized in that moment that we had a lot more love to give," says Nancy. This was not the first time the Bennetts had thought about adoption. "Years before, I had a dream that we adopted two little girls," says Lynn, "and I never knew what that dream meant until we happened to see the show." In 2002, the Bennetts made Lynn's dream come true when they adopted 7-year-old Sindy and her 5-year-old sister Diana, who had entered foster care due to severe neglect. The Bennett's older children, Katie and Daniel, couldn't be happier with their new little sisters. "The best thing about having Sindy and Diana in our lives is the love that they give," says Katie. "There's just nothing that takes the place of raising your own children, and Sindy and Diana are our children," says mom Nancy.