This year's Family Picnics were a blast! We are so grateful to the many AFTH families who joined us across the East Coast to celebrate adoption. We couldn't have done this without our community of AFTH families and the supporters we've gained along the way. Cheers to 40 years of Adoptions From The Heart!! Check [...]
After Brittany made the difficult decision to place her child for adoption, life became understandably overwhelming. It wasn’t just the emotional toll of the adoption process—it was also the physical and financial challenges that followed childbirth. As Brittany worked hard to prioritize her recovery and mental health, even basic daily needs felt like a heavy [...]
Our annual Family Picnics are back! For 35 years, the Family Picnics have been a time for families to come together and celebrate adoption. AFTH will bring the snacks, arts & crafts, and more! All that our families have to do is show up for some fun! We will have five picnics in total throughout [...]
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week! Adoptions From The Heart assists many adoptive families struggling with infertility when they turn to adoption. This blog focuses on raising awareness, highlighting the importance of spousal support, and advocating for access to care and coverage. What is Infertility? Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a [...]
The AFTH Find Their Footing 5K/Walk & Festival is coming up, and we wanted to give a shout-out to all of our event sponsors and donors! We are so excited about the 9th Annual Find Their Footing 5K/Walk & Festival, which will be held next Saturday, April 26th, in Media (Rose Tree Park) from 8:00 [...]
Spring is finally here! To kick it off, we have some family crafts we know you'll love. These crafts will get the whole family to sit around the table and spend some time together. Afterward, you can use your finished products as decorations around the house and send a few keepsakes to your child's birth [...]
This is Roberta Evantash! Roberta worked as a social worker with Adoptions From The Heart since its founding in 1985. Roberta and AFTH Founder Maxine Chalker have been great friends since childhood. They met after becoming neighbors when they were about 12 years old. Maxine and Roberta even attended Temple University together, both majoring in [...]
Download PDF Articles Include: Celebrating 40 years of Adoptions From The Heart Happy National Social Work Month Spring Educational Series: Enrollment Now Open Welcoming New AFTH Staff Find Their Footing 5k Festival & Run Celebrating Generosity AFTH's Stance Triangle Time: Building Community & Connection Celebrating Stephanie Capriotti New OnDemand Webinars Terry and Jared's Adoption Journey: A [...]
On March 26th, Adoptions from the Heart is hosting our upcoming Heart-to-Heart Fundraiser highlighting women in adoption. Adoptions from the Heart has hosted many Heart-to-Heart fundraising events, with themes ranging from mental health awareness to LGBTQ+ adoption. This March, in honor of National Women’s Month, we are hosting a Heart-to-Heart with a group of wonderful [...]
March is Social Work Month, during which we honor the social workers who make our mission possible. Social workers support our community in integral, everyday ways. Whether they are emotionally supporting an adoptive family or bringing a last-minute car seat to a birth mother in need, social workers are there for it all. Today, we're [...]
