We are Jessika and Ivan. We have been together for 9.5 years. We both come from families with a strong belief in God. We have lived in Chicago for the past 3 years looking for a better future for ourselves and our families. Since we found each other, we have been hoping and praying to build our family and achieve our dreams of becoming parents. We have built our family with love, respect for each other, respect for life and God. These values are important to us and the kind of environment that we want to raise our children in. We are exceedingly grateful to the Chicago Coalition for Family Building. We are grateful for the chance to apply and hopefully be selected to create the family we have been envisioning for years.

Jessika and Ivan are recipients of the Lillian C. Millman grant, thanks to Shellé Jewelers.