Adoptions From The Heart staff and families enjoyed a day at the park this past Sunday to celebrate open adoption. AFTH hosted the 34th annual Family Picnic for families from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Some staff and family traveled over state lines to attend the event. Overall, more than 225 people attended the days [...]
We have some exciting news happening this month. The Adoptions From The Heart New Jersey office is moving to NEW LOCATION! If the last office location was convenient to you, do not worry, the new office is less than a mile away from the old location. Our phone number will continue to be the same, [...]
We are excited to bring back our summer picnics! The Adoptions From The Heart Summer Picnics are back this year with the opportunity for families to come together in celebration of adoption. We encourage waiting families to attend the family picnics. If you are a placed family and inviting your child's birth family, please send [...]
As most people are aware, Mother’s Day is this upcoming Sunday. Many people are undoubtedly preparing to give their mothers the best possible day. After all, the holiday is meant to celebrate all that mothers do for their children. During this holiday, though, it is important to consider the feelings of birth mothers.
Our Find Their Footing Mile Walk event was a great event that brought families together to walk for a great cause. This year we decided to switch things up and instead of doing our 5k we decided to do a mile walk. We also decided to have different pop up locations so that families from [...]
April 21-27 is National Infertility Awareness Week. This week is all about making people aware of infertility, supporting those who have experienced it and educating others about the topic. This year, AFTH wants to take time to highlight a story of infertility within the adoption community and how open adoption ended up playing a part in the family’s story.
My mom has always been incredibly open with me about adoption. When I really stop and think about it, I have quite a few family members who were adopted.
At Adoptions From The Heart, we offer valuable services such as counseling, mediation, and educational resources to support both sets of parents in their respective roles and journeys. We also like to include members of the triad whenever possible. Life's best lessons are learned through experience. Life's best lessons are taught from experience. Staying connected [...]
The connections AFTH has made go beyond just people the agency has hired or parents it has helped. There is actually a large amount of overlap between these groups. Many people who collaborate with AFTH frequently are parts of the adoption triad. One prime example is Mary Kiker, a birth mom who placed her daughter through AFTH and frequently works with the agency on different events and classes.
Open-adoption social workers play a unique and vital role in the social work field. Unlike traditional social workers who focus on child welfare or family services, our open-adoption social workers specialize in facilitating options counseling sessions, assisting in the placement process (paperwork, home studies, etc.), educating prospective parents, being there in support of expecting and [...]
