Adoptions From The Heart Casino Royale 2016 Recap

Ante Up Last weekend, on Saturday November 5th, Adoptions From The Heart hosted their first Annual Casino Royale at the Clothier Room in Wynnewood, Pa. Over 100 people came out to for a night of fun, food and fundraising, all benefitting the Birth Parent Scholarship Fund. Guests enjoyed a collection of mellow harmonies, by the [...]

AFTH Gearing Up For Casino Royale Fundraiser

Adoptions From The Heart inaugural Casino Royale fundraiser will be taking place on Saturday, November 5th.  AFTH staff couldn’t be more excited to host a night of fun, food and fundraising to support the Birth Parent Scholarship Fund. AFTH’s Birthparent Scholarship Fund provides birth parents with financial assistant, who are seeking to continue their education. [...]

Transracial Adoption: Parenting a Child of Another Race

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, [...]

New Team Members at Adoptions From The Heart

New Team Members at AFTH Here at AFTH some exciting changes have taken place! Our marketing team is full of fresh faces, and we have two new social workers! AFTH is eager to see what the new marketing team will think up to spread the word about AFTH and open adoption. We are also thrilled that [...]

Friends through Adoption become Family through Kidney Transplant

Friends through Adoption become Family through Kidney Transplant Earlier this year, AFTH received an email from a family who had adopted through our China Program over ten years ago. Marie Kilgore and her family had a wonderful experience and were enjoying the past ten years with their daughter, Grace. However, they reached out to us [...]

Jesse & Joshua #6231

Hello-- Doctor Seuss once wrote, "A person's a person, no matter how small.”  This describes perfectly the dads we both want to be. It’s so important to treat children, not as objects, but as people — people who can share their experience with us, and us with them. Our goal as parents is to care [...]

The Memory Bear, A Story of Love for Birth Parents

The Memory Bear Jeff and Samantha, two parents who just recently adopted their baby boy, Ethan, through AFTH, were so excited when they discovered they’d be expanding their family. Their bursting gratitude inspired them. That's when Samantha discovered the memory bear. This bear would be made from blankets used for baby Ethan when in the [...]

AFTH Attends ‘From Helping to Healing’ Conference in New Orleans

About the Conference Recently, two of AFTH’s finest headed down to New Orleans for the From Helping to Healing conference. “This conference is a joint initiative of American Academy of Adoption Attorneys/American Academy of Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAAA/AAARTA) and National Council For Adoption (NCFA).” -fromhelpingtohealing.org The conference explored many different topics, all focused on the [...]

John, Brayden & Somphit #6230

Hi There! Thank you so much for taking the time to view our profile and getting to know us. We are a fun-filled family living in Virginia Beach VA. John is a physician specializing in rheumatology, and Somphit is a business change manager for a health insurance company. We have a joyful 5 year old [...]

Mike & Lisa #2683

Hi, we are Mike and Lisa.  We would like to first thank you for taking time to view our Profile. We have been married for 14 years.  We love being with each other, going shopping, spending time in the outdoors and getting together with our family and friends.  We have two adopted cats that are [...]