Adoptions From The Heart recently got to sit down with Amanda Phillips, a transracial adoptee who was adopted through AFTH in 2001 through international adoption. In this exclusive interview, Amanda talks about her adoption journey, struggles with identity, family and growing up, as well as her connection to the Netflix documentary 'FOUND.' Let's dive in! Interviewer: Tell [...]
When asked whether or not an adoptive parent is allowed to name or change their children's name after placement finalizes, the short answer is -Yes. Most often, at private infant adoption agencies like Adoptions From The Heart, adoptive parents already have names picked out the first go-round, so change is unnecessary. During the adoption process, [...]
When facing an unplanned pregnancy and suffering from substance addiction, you may experience times when you feel that you have no options or support. Our goal at Adoptions From The Heart is to ensure that all our clients know we are here to help, no matter their situation. While society tends to paint its own [...]
What is “Heart to Heart” This July, Adoptions From The Heart hosted its third-ever virtual Heart to Heart event, highlighting adoptees and their stories. Oftentimes, Adoptees are misheard, and their experiences are overlooked. People often make assumptions or stigmatize adoptees before hearing what they say. Adoptees each come from different backgrounds and have their own [...]
What is an "Adoption Home Study" Many hear 'Home Study' and get nervous about what it could mean or what it entails, so to hear that you must obtain an updated home study every year or so can be even more nail-biting. An adoption home study is a next phase in the adoption process after [...]
They say that there's no handbook when it comes to parenting. While this is true, Adoptions From The Heart aims to provide prospective parents with as many informative parenting opportunities as possible. To ensure prospective families are making informed decisions when it comes to generating their profiles. One of the ways we do so is [...]
AFTH Summer 2022 Family Picnic Recap Can you believe it? Our family picnics have now come and gone for the year, and as we reflect on each event, Adoptions From the Heart is happy that we were able to bring them back to their former glory! Being in person for the first time in two [...]
With the Supreme Courts Overturning Roe vs. Wade, Adoptions From The Heart has made it our mission to let our clients and the adoption community know that we, too, are taking a stand in solidarity with everyone who this decision has hurt. Below, you will find Adoptions From The Heart's official comments on the overturn [...]
Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) is proud to announce WSFS Bank/BRYN MAWR TRUST as one of our main sponsors of this summer’s Heart To Heart with Adoptees event, which will take place on July 13th, 2022, virtually via zoom, from 7 PM – 8:30 PM EST. A WSFS Company is the largest and oldest financial service company in [...]
What Are Post-Adoption Contact Agreements? Post Adoption Contact Agreements, commonly known as PACAs, are arrangements that allow contact and communication to remain within an adoption triad (Birthfamily, adoptive family, and adoptee) once the adoption finalizes. PACAs, also called open adoption agreements, can range from informal, verbal, mutual understandings between the birth and adoptive families to [...]
