A single black dad based in North Carolina adopted two white siblings after fostering 36 children.
Peter Mutabazi, 49, legally adopted 8-year-old Isabella Mutabazi and 7-year-old Luke Mutabazi. He also adopted 17-year-old Anthony Mutabazi in 2019.
“It’s absolutely a joy,” Mutabazi told People in an exclusive interview. “I can be their forever home.”
He also spoke about his other passion, which is returning foster children to their biological parents.
“I am a foster parent that will always, always fight for the bio parent to have their kids back, that’s my passion, to help,” he shared.
However, Mutabazi still welcomes each child with an “open heart” to stay with him forever if they don’t have a home to return to.
In May 2020, he fostered a then-5-year-old girl named Brenlynn and a then-4-year-old Koleman after they entered the system due to neglect and drug abuse. Mutabazi revealed social workers told him the placement would only be temporary and he would have the children for roughly four months.
However, after nearly eight months, their parents stopped calling and visiting them, according to People. Mutabazi assumed a relative would step up and take the children, but that day never came.
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He shared:
“I’m a Black guy, they are white kids. They’re looking for a family member. But that never happened. No one took them in, no one claimed them.”
In April 2023, the parental rights of the children’s biological parents were officially terminated.
“That’s when I knew that now, I can finally be their dad,” Mutabazi said.
For Mutabaz, the news was bittersweet.
“I cried all day,” he revealed.
He continued, “The kids literally have a parent they dreamt could come back for them. But they’ve just given up. It’s a loss. I felt the loss for them.”
Mutabaz shares updates on his family via his Instagram page, which has garnered over 300,000 followers. He emphasized race has never been a factor in giving children what they need.
“They’re white, I’m Black, but somehow we can still provide that normalcy and what every child needs: A family. I’m blessed to do it,” he said.