Recap of Heart-to-Heart with Adoptees

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 to Think About when Considering Transracial Adoption ?

In domestic infant adoption, it's safe to say that prospective adoptive parents will likely experience transracial adoption. If not themselves, someone they may know or meet during their adoption journey. In most cases, prospective adoptive parents say that they don't care about race or ethnicity. In reality, race and culture will matter, especially to the [...]

The Historic Background Of Delaware County, PA

Adoptions From The Heart's adoption center in Delaware County, PA has sponsored the information in this article on Delaware County, also nicknamed Delco. Delaware County, PA Bordering Philadelphia, Delco is the fifth-highest populated county in all of Pennsylvania with a population of about 566,747 according to the United States Census of 2010. Established on September [...]

Edgewood, PA: Background & History

This article is sponsored by the adoption agency in Edgewood, Pennsylvania a part of Adoptions From The Heart. We hope you enjoy this article and learn something you might not have known about Edgewood in Pittsburgh, PA. The borough of Edgewood is located in Allegheny County next to the city of Pittsburgh with a small [...]

Montgomery County History & Demographics

This article is sponsored by the adoption agency in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania a part of Adoptions From The Heart. Known as the third most populated county in Pennsylvania, Montgomery County has a population of about 856,553 based on the United States census of 2020. Montgomery is located northwest of Philly and is full of diverse [...]

The History of Torrington, CT

This article is brought to you by the adoption agency in Torrington, CT a part of Adoptions From The Heart. Torrington is the most populous municipality in Litchfield County, Connecticut, as well as the sole city in the Northwest Hills region. It is also the center of Greater Torrington, one of the country's largest micropolitan [...]

Learn About Squirrel Hill, PA

The information in this article is brought to you by the adoption agency in Squirrel Hill, PA from Adoptions From The Heart. Squirrel Hill, PA Squirrel Hill is a residential area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located in the East End. Although the city divides it into two communities, Squirrel Hill North and Squirrel Hill South, it [...]

All About Bucks County, PA

The information in this article is brought to you by the adoption agency in Bucks County, PA from Adoptions From The Heart. Bucks County, PA Located in Pennsylvania and part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bucks County is known as the 4th most populated county in the state. The county was named after Buckinghamshire, a [...]

AFTH OnDemand Webinars: Your Journey to Adoption Education on Your Time

Our agency, Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH), offers OnDemand Webinars for Prospective Adoptive Parents, social workers, and healthcare professionals alike. Hosted on our website is a selection of 15 different webinars covering topics ranging from state-specific adoption laws to transracial adoption and positive adoption language. Prospective adoptive parents receive credit toward their adoption-education requirements for [...]