Author: Tony Hynes

Tony Hynes, a former foster youth, was adopted by a same-sex couple in the mid-1990s. He writes about his experiences in his memoir The Son With Two Moms. His doctoral dissertation at University of Maryland focuses on social connectedness among interracial adoptees. As a Training Specialist at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), Hynes designs innovative training curriculums that help families and professionals respond to evaluation, and assessment tools that encapsulate holistic pictures of adoptees and foster youth.