Resting at the tip of the Virginia Peninsula, Newport News currently stands as Virginia's 5th most populous city, with a 2013 population around 182,000. Newport News: Once Vibrant, Now Neglected During Virginia's earliest days, the colony was actually divided up into 8 "shires," a form of local government borrowed from 17th century English legal practices. The [...]
In Richmond, Virginia, pregnant women and expectant fathers can find dozens of organizations, government programs and nonprofits that provide free or low-cost services, including free prenatal care to keep yourself and your baby healthy. As Virginia's capital, and the state's fourth-most populous city, residents are also served by government-run nutrition programs which can help pregnant women [...]
Unplanned pregnancy rates are highest in the Southern states. In 2010, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Maryland had the highest rates of unplanned pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, with anywhere between 55% to 62% of all pregnancies being unintentional. Among teenagers, almost 77% of pregnancies are unplanned. Of Northern states, only New [...]
Welcome! We are Candice and John. We are so excited that you are taking the time to get to know us. We have been together since 1997 and have been married for almost 10 years. We live in Pennsylvania, near both of our families, with our three cats, Twister, Citra, and Pixel. John is an [...]
With an estimated population around 233,000, Chesapeake is Virginia's third-most populous city behind Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Technically, it's also one of the area's newest cities. In 1963, residents voted to consolidate South Norfolk and land that used to be known as Norfolk County, giving birth to Chesapeake proper in the process. But Chesapeake's history [...]
Every purchase at the corner store is a lesson about basic arithmetic. Every street sign is another word to sound out. At least that's one theory of how parents can help their children develop academic skills. Whether or not you count out every transaction with your child, it's always true that parents are the first teachers for their children. [...]
Home to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia holds the distinct honor of being one of the world's only places where aircraft carriers can be dry-docked. But Portsmouth has always been a ship-building city, even when it wasn't a city. Under English Rule, Portsmouth's Naval Value Understood Separated from neighboring Norfolk by the Elizabeth River, the [...]
Hello! We are Diane and John from Pennsylvania. Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child and for taking the time to get to know us. We are very excited to begin our family through open adoption. We hope this profile helps gives you comfort in knowing that we are committed to [...]
Hi! We are Amanda and William. We thank you for taking the time to view our profile. We appreciate and admire your decision. If you choose us we promise to be open, honest and caring to you and our child. You will receive lots of pictures and letters and have yearly visits. We promise to [...]
That all depends. The cost of any one placement will be unique, depending on how you adopt and how the many variable expenses of adoption stack up as the process moves forward. Agency-assisted adoptions usually cost between $30,000 and $45,000. In most cases, using an adoption attorney will be less expensive, but not by much. Fostering to [...]
