Adoptions From The Heart Receives Donation from Wynnewood's New Bakery On July 25, 2018 the new bakery on the block Nothing Bundt Cakes presented Adoptions From The Heart with a check of over $400. Nothing Bundt Cakes generously donated 20% of their sales from their July 13, 2018 grand opening. This bakery first opened in [...]
Every semester, AFTH welcomes two students from local universities to work alongside our marketing team. It helps students gain hands-on experience in their field of study in the non-profit sector- more specifically all the behind the scenes work that goes into the open adoption process. This summer we have two rock star interns Ana [...]
Meet Meagan, AFTH's new Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator "By nature, I am a very family oriented person, and I love children. Everyone always told me that I would end up in a position working with families and children. When I heard about this job opening for Adoptions From The Heart, I hate to sound silly but I [...]
Throughout the years Adoptions From The Heart has been a proud supporter of the LGBTQ community. Sexual orientation does not hinder a parent when it comes to loving and providing for a child. Newsweek recently published an article citing the National Center for Health Statistics research on the overall effects of children raised by homosexual parents. The research [...]
The hospital experience is a time of excitement for prospective adoptive parents but it can also bring about worries and fears as well. It can be one of the most emotional parts of the adoption process. Emotions run high and it’s a roller coaster of thoughts and feelings. As adoption counselors, we often tell our [...]
A very special thank you to Kyle for sharing his story. Happy Young Family The journey from start to this day has been a learning experience. In the beginning it was very hard. I will tell you about the start of everything. My ex and I were just starting out in Pittsburgh PA [...]
While open adoption and future contact comes easy to some birth parents, others need some space after placement or initially desire a closed adoption. As adoptive parents, you want to honor those wishes, but it is important to not think that there will never be contact or no need for updates if your child's birth [...]
Marci and Vorrice’s adoption journey began in 2015 when they were looking to grow their family. They met while living in Washington D.C. where Vorrice was stationed at the Pentagon and Marci was working at the US Agency for International Development. They got married later in life and when they began trying to have children, [...]
At Adoptions From the Heart, we have always prided ourselves on our extensive options counseling with expecting parents. We don’t consider options counseling a one-time conversation, but an ongoing topic that we continue to explore throughout the time the expecting parents are considering adoption. An expecting parent’s options might change throughout the pregnancy experience, so [...]
Adoptions From The Heart understands that struggles often don’t end after placement and that counseling and support services are vital after placement to help birth parents get back on their feet. Over the past 30 years, AFTH social workers have been working with expecting and birth parents who are hoping to pursue further education after [...]
