SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- She was adopted at age 20. Hope Albanese thought she'd always be without a family. But Bonnelyn Albanese changed all of that for her.

"I feel like I have a family. I feel like when I breakup with a boyfriend or when I get in a car accident or when I don't have money for rent, I have somebody to call," Albanese said on Friday.

"We have eight adopted children, three biological children and currently six foster children," added her adoptive mother Bonnelyn Albanese.

Robert and Barbara Rogers can relate to having so many surrounding them. They adopted six lost boys from Sudan.

"We were sitting in church, reading the bulletin. There was an announcement that they were looking for parents of the lost boys of Sudan. And God kicked me in the butt," recalled Robert Rogers.

It's the goal of Onondaga County to find homes for each and every child right now that doesn't have one. And according to the commissioner of social services, the children waiting have the very same goal.

"Right now in our county, there are 28 children in foster care who are free for adoption. Adoption is their goal, their personal goal, but they are not currently in an adoptive home," said David Sutkowy, Commissioner of the Onondaga County Department of Social Services.

"They need parents," said Albanese. "Everybody needs parents. You need parents past 21, you need parents past 40. You always need parents and you always need other people in your life."

Onondaga County is proud to say they've successfully placed 381 children in foster care. They hope to bring even more home.

If you'd like to learn more information about adopting or fostering a child in Onondaga County, visit www.giveyourlifeasmile.com/DSS.htm.