Through Both Lenses: Adoptee Social Worker Perspectives

How do you think AFTH challenges many stereotypes and misconceptions people have about adoption agencies?  “AFTH challenges the idea that adoption agencies are transactional or profit-driven by centering relationships and lived experience. Being founded by an adoptee and intentionally employing adoptees as social workers shifts the culture from just a “process” to true perspective. Decisions aren’t just policy-based; they’re informed by people who have lived adoption long after [...]

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Through Both Lenses: Adoptee Social Worker Perspectives

Adoption agencies are often painted with a broad brush, seen as pro-life, pushing people toward adoption, or focused only on adoptive parents. But like in most situations, assumptions can be misleading, and the nuances of how agencies actually work can get lost. At Adoptions From The Heart, our goal isn’t to convince anyone of anything. [...]

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Why I chose to Intern for an Adoption Agency

The Beginning of the Internship Journey  Finding an internship is the beginning of many students’ careers. School teaches us that internships further our education, beyond schoolbooks and lectures. Internships can help decide what you want your future to look like, providing you with experience and a place to apply what you’ve learned.   When I [...]

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Books For Young Adoptees to Read During National Adoption Month

As we settle into National Adoption Month, Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) aims to educate . This month honors and uplifts anyone touched by adoption in any way. Whether birth parent, adoptive parent, or adoptee, there is always more to learn. This piece focuses on resources for young adoptees to explore this month.      For [...]

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Adoption News: November 2025

Download PDF  | Articles Include: Honoring National Adoption Month A Second Chance Through Open Adoption The Eras of AFTH Give Back With Heart This Holiday Season Finding Joy Through Open Adoption Building Connections Through Play Finding Connection This Holiday Season A Mission Match Made With Heart Building Beautiful Families Calendar Stay Connected with AFTH In Every [...]

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Important Announcement for Clients Sending Gifts Through AFTH Offices

During the holiday season, AFTH receives gifts to forward along to members of the adoption triad. We ask for you to please include funds to cover the postage needed to repackage and send the gift from our office. To ensure enough time for mailing, please have packages delivered to our offices no later than Monday, December [...]

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A Second Chance Through Open Adoption: Alison’s Story

When Alison found out she was pregnant in 2016, she was in one of the darkest chapters of her life. Deep in the throes of addiction, she was overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty. As a mother already to her son Brady, born in 2011, she loved being a mom, but addiction had drained her strength [...]

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Honoring Joey Grego: A Legacy of Love, Courage, and Family

Today marks the anniversary of a legal victory that changed the lives of families across Pennsylvania and we pause in gratitude to remember two extraordinary individuals who made it possible. Joey and Jeff Grego were more than partners, they were steadfast, devoted adoptive parents who built their family through Adoptions From The Heart. Their journey [...]

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How to Cope the First Few Months After Placement

Even if you know that placing your child for adoption was the right decision, it doesn’t mean that you won't be upset. Even after knowing you picked the parents who will love and care for your baby and that you made the right decision, it can still be difficult. For many Birth Parents it's common [...]

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