National Birth Mother’s Day is observed every year the Saturday before Mother’s Day. On this day, we should all recognize and applaud the birth mothers who made the loving, courageous, and selfless decision to place their child for adoption, leading families around the world to experience one of life’s greatest joys. This year National Birth [...]
Jen always knew she wanted to be a mother and has expressed interest in adoption since she was a child. Eventually, Jen reached a time in her life when she decided it was now or never, and moved forward to research agencies that would walk her through the process, which is how she found Adoptions [...]
Transracial adoption (or interracial adoption) - refers to the adoption of a child that is of a different race than that of the adoptive parents. The quickest cure for racism would be to have everyone in the country adopt a child of another race. No matter what your beliefs, when you hold a four-day-old infant, [...]
If you haven't yet registered for AFTH's upcoming 5K, visit www.afth.org/event. Fun, family event & all proceeds go to the AFTH Birthmother Fund and Birthparent Scholarship Fund.
AFTH Offices will be closed for the holiday starting at 1pm on December 24th and will re-open on Monday, January 4th. Not to worry, social workers will still be handling placements and taking calls from hospitals for emergencies during this break.
The following blog post will be told from the point of view of one of Adoption From The Heart’s amazing adoptive parents, Matthew. He opened up and shared his experiences from start to finish in hopes to help other families experiencing the same obstacles. Beginning the Open Adoption Process Our journey has just begun-although we [...]
Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, organized the first Father's Day celebration on June 19, 1909 - her own father's birthday. The day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972. Today, Father’s Day is a celebrated all over the world on the third Sunday every June. (USA.gov) Originally the household provider, [...]
Seven families set out on an adoption journey together, faced some unexpected challenges, and rose above the odds by creating a new family not only with their adopted daughters, but also with one another. The Beginning of Something Special It was an unsettling time. The Iraq war, the Gulf war and SARS were raging across [...]
Adoptions From the Heart has four regional offices located in Pennsylvania: Greensburg (near Pittsburgh), Allentown, Lancaster, and Wynnewood. Wynnewood is a Philadelphia suburb located less than 10 miles from the heart of downtown. In previous posts we’ve shared our top family activities in each city with an Adoptions From the Heart office and today we [...]
If you’re thinking about adoption, understanding the process is one of the most effective things you can do to prepare yourself for the journey. In a previous post we shared tips about creating your adoption profile including common mistakes to avoid and advice on photography and word choice. Another important part of the adoption process [...]
