Resting at the tip of the Virginia Peninsula, Newport News currently stands as Virginia's 5th most populous city, with a 2013 population around 182,000. Newport News: Once Vibrant, Now Neglected During Virginia's earliest days, the colony was actually divided up into 8 "shires," a form of local government borrowed from 17th century English legal practices. The [...]
We recently interviewed an international adoptee, Danielle, who was kind enough to answer some of our questions about her adoption! You were adopted from Korea, what was it like growing up in a family with parents of a different race? As long as I can remember, I always knew I was adopted and always knew [...]
In Richmond, Virginia, pregnant women and expectant fathers can find dozens of organizations, government programs and nonprofits that provide free or low-cost services, including free prenatal care to keep yourself and your baby healthy. As Virginia's capital, and the state's fourth-most populous city, residents are also served by government-run nutrition programs which can help pregnant women [...]
On Sunday, April 10th runners and walkers alike with head out on the Adoptions From The Heart Find Her Footing 5K course, will you be joining them? About the Find Her Footing 5K The Find Her Footing 5K Run/Walk & Kid's Dash will take place on Sunday, April 10th 2016 at Delaware County Community College [...]
If you haven't yet registered for AFTH's upcoming 5K, visit www.afth.org/event. Fun, family event & all proceeds go to the AFTH Birthmother Fund and Birthparent Scholarship Fund.
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 [...]
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 [...]
