March is National Social Work month and we sat down with some of the Adoptions From The Heart social workers to learn more about what they do and why they do it. Educating the Community In the social work world there is no normal day, but there are things that AFTH social workers try and [...]
Unplanned pregnancy rates are highest in the Southern states. In 2010, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Maryland had the highest rates of unplanned pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, with anywhere between 55% to 62% of all pregnancies being unintentional. Among teenagers, almost 77% of pregnancies are unplanned. Of Northern states, only New [...]
Welcome! We are Candice and John. We are so excited that you are taking the time to get to know us. We have been together since 1997 and have been married for almost 10 years. We live in Pennsylvania, near both of our families, with our three cats, Twister, Citra, and Pixel. John is an [...]
With an estimated population around 233,000, Chesapeake is Virginia's third-most populous city behind Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Technically, it's also one of the area's newest cities. In 1963, residents voted to consolidate South Norfolk and land that used to be known as Norfolk County, giving birth to Chesapeake proper in the process. But Chesapeake's history [...]
As Adoption From The Heart continues to explore LGBT resources made available by the Human Rights Campaign and their All Children All Families initiative, we delved deeper into a practice brief from San Francisco State University. Caitlin Ryan, Ph. D., A.C.S.W., Director of the Family Acceptance Project at the school developed a practice brief for [...]
Every purchase at the corner store is a lesson about basic arithmetic. Every street sign is another word to sound out. At least that's one theory of how parents can help their children develop academic skills. Whether or not you count out every transaction with your child, it's always true that parents are the first teachers for their children. [...]
We have an amazing Cherry Hill office and some of the social workers recently took some time out of their busy appointment schedules to sit with us and talk about adoption. Here is a deeper look at the people who help make open adoption possible for so many people in New Jersey! Get to know [...]
Home to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia holds the distinct honor of being one of the world's only places where aircraft carriers can be dry-docked. But Portsmouth has always been a ship-building city, even when it wasn't a city. Under English Rule, Portsmouth's Naval Value Understood Separated from neighboring Norfolk by the Elizabeth River, the [...]
The adoption community is large and a lot of people are sharing their perspective and experiences. Here is a list of blogs from fellow members of the adoption community that might assist you in the ongoing journey that is adoption. Look forward to more posts featuring even more adoption blogs in the coming months! Adoptive [...]
Hello! We are Diane and John from Pennsylvania. Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents for your child and for taking the time to get to know us. We are very excited to begin our family through open adoption. We hope this profile helps gives you comfort in knowing that we are committed to [...]
