This summer, Adoptions From The Heart has been working hard to engage our social media followers. We want to help people understand adoption while also getting the support they need before, during, and after their adoption journey. We try to create content that is relevant and meaningful to all members of the adoption triad. Here [...]
It’s time for round two!! We wanted to explore and share with you what open adoption means to AFTH staffers. They share through personal stories, songs, poems, and self-produced definitions. In this two part series, you’ll find some differences in word choice or stories. Mostly you’ll find the unifying themes of love, respect, and compassion. [...]
Since Maxine Chalker started Adoptions from The Heart, then called ‘The Adoption Agency,’ in 1985, the mission and goals of the organization have been focused on open adoption and the importance of supporting everyone in the adoption triad through such kinds of adoptions. As an agency committed to these values, our whole staff knows and [...]
Adoptions From The Heart is proud to work with a handful of expert attorneys like Debbie Spivack who care about the welfare of children, expecting parents, and adoptive parents the same as we do! While adoptive parents are able to choose services when it comes to attorneys, Adoptions From The Heart always suggests a few of [...]
It’s #FlashbackFriday with Adoptions From The Heart! Recently our team has been going through the office and uncovering some treasures from our past. As you’ll see, there hasn't been too many changes since the days of these relics. We’ve been providing service and support to all members of the adoption triad while advocating for open adoption [...]
In 2004, Mark and Mary-Jean grew their family through The AFTH China Program when they adopted their daughter, Mia. Their family blossomed and the couple then decided to go through the program again, adopting their daughter Celia in 2007. Mia and Celia's parents raised two beautiful and upstanding young ladies, most recently evidenced by Mia's 13th birthday. Leading [...]
Placing children in loving and safe forever families while supporting all members of the adoption triad is not easy. It is reliant on the compassionate dedication of social workers and adoption counselors. The role of a social worker in adoption isn't just based on one thing. They ensure prospective adoptive families are fit to take care of [...]
Adoptions From The Heart is excited to announce that Executive Director, Maxine Chalker, is a winner of the 2016 Smart CEO Magazine’s Brava Award! “The Brava Awards program celebrates high-impact female business leaders in three categories: CEOs, Executive Directors of Nonprofits, and C-suite executives. Brava award winners combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for [...]
Just a little over a week ago, on Saturday June 18, Adoptions From The Heart hosted their Annual Family Picnic. It was held at Fort Washington State Park in Flourtown Pennsylvania. Lots of people came out to the picnic to celebrate all the different types of family created through adoption. Many attendees reunited with the [...]
Working in the maternity ward as a nurse can be a beautiful, life changing experience. It can also be a stressful and complicated one. No two mothers are alike. No two fathers are alike. No two babies are alike. Providing support to so many different people during one of the biggest moments of their lives [...]
