Pregnant? Want to discuss your options? We are here to help.
Call : 604-984-2488 / 1-888-984-2488
Do you want to be an adoptive parent? Click here.
Steven and Daljit
OUR PROMISE TO YOU:
We sincerely appreciate your time and patience in considering us as part of your family. We are a warm and loving couple who are committed to providing a safe, stable and loving environment to helping a child explore and grow. Our promise is to create a nurturing, stimulating, loving, and laughter-filled environment where your child can build a strong foundation, enabling them to grow into a confident and well-rounded individual.
We would offer a child a warm, nurturing home filled with unconditional love, guidance, laughter and a lifelong promise that they will always be cherished and supported.
We have open hearts and minds, and have love to give to a child who we are blessed to know and add to our family. Our commitment to you is to honour you each and every day by loving this child and helping them find their way in this world, knowing who they are.
ABOUT US:
Steven and Daljit are a Black-American (full Canadian) - Indo-Canadian couple who have shared nearly 20 years together. As millennials, we initially connected online while both pursuing our university degrees. At the time, Steven was completing his Film and Animation degree in Chicago, IL, while Daljit was studying political sciences at McGill University in Montreal. After navigating a long-distance relationship and traveling together, we tied the knot in 2011 while residing in Michigan.
We moved back to Canada in 2015 and have built a warm and loving life here, and we both now hold Masters' level degrees. We became puppy parents in 2017 and again in 2024. We became foster parents in 2022, and realized that we had a lot of love to share, and agreed that we wanted to think deeply about adoption as a way to grow our family.
Steven is a creative technologist who loves learning about all things technology and art related, and Daljit is an HR professional who is passionate about creating inclusive workplaces where people feel seen for their authentic selves.
We are excited about the possibility of sharing our little corner of the world with a child.
ABOUT OUR FAMILY:
Steven comes from a large family, with 7 brothers and 1 sister, and has several nieces and nephews. Daljit also comes from a large family with 2 sisters and 2 brothers (1 biological and one bonus)√, and several nieces and nephews. We love getting together with family to celebrate holidays, or just hang out in the back yard with Steven BBQ'ing something delicious for everyone to enjoy. We currently have two pups, Fifi and Charlie. Both are playful pups who enjoy being around kids and being outside at any opportunity they have.
We incorporate traditions from both of our cultural backgrounds (Southern and Punjabi) in our everyday lives through traditional foods, celebrating significant cultural moments, and embracing each others' music and language at home. Steven was raised Southern-Baptist (Christian) and Daljit was raised Sikh. Both love learning about each others' religions and attending celebrations together.
We enjoy a variety of activities, including: attending concerts, cooking new dishes, watching movies , visiting museums and art galleries, gardening, hiking, camping, traveling, and exercising. A typical weekend means we spend time doing chores to get ready for the week ahead, and finding time to do something that brings both of us joy, together. Steven prides himself on being an exceptional pit master, having learned Southern BBQ and cooking techniques from his mother. Daljit loves knitting something new for our family members.
OUR HOME & COMMUNITY:
Our home is filled with love and laugter. We are a multi-generational household and get to have Daljit's Mum live in the house with us too. This means our home is often the hub for our family.
We have a large back yard and fenced in side yard, but can also walk to the park that's 5 minutes away to enjoy the playground equipment year-round, or the outdoor swimming pool in the summertime. There are also basketball and tennis courts where many members from our neighbourhood meet on weekends, to enjoy a friendly game when the weather permits.
OPENNESS:
After experiencing first-hand the power of openness while fostering, we want to ensure that we carry this through in the relationship we build with you (birth mama). We understand that openness exists on a spectrum and we will work with you to understand what openness means for us as we move forward and what makes sense for this child.
PHOTO GALLERY:
