Martha Osborne

Angels in Adoption 2005 - Louisiana

Selected by Senator Mary Landrieu

Martha has used her personal experience as both an adoptee and adoptive mother to five children to open hearts and homes for other waiting children around the world. In 1996, she founded RainbowKids.com, an online international adoption magazine and advocacy network. Supported by over 60 adoption agencies, RK has become a leader in the race to find every child a home. In addition, Rainbow Kids has the largest online international photo listing anywhere; to date, nearly 6,000 children have been featured on the site. To share weekly news about waiting children in countries that do not allow online photo listings, Martha sends information via a private e-mail list to 2,000 member families. Martha's personal and professional accomplishments are simply amazing. Because of her unyielding support and dedication, thousands of children have loving homes, including her own.