Fostering and adopting a child are both options that can offer children loving homes. Foster Care & Adoption: 2 Differences & 2 Similarities There are significant differences between these two situations, both legal and practical. We'll cover 2 of the biggest differences and similarities here. 1. Adoption Is Forever, Foster Children Often Reunite With Their Birth Parents Children [...]
When you are searching for the right adoption agency for you, the choices can be overwhelming. There are some things that set Adoptions From The Heart apart from other adoption agencies and we compiled a list for to help in your decision making process. Education and Support from Knowledgeable Staff The social workers at Adoptions [...]
As you know, the social workers and staff at Adoptions From The Heart are the backbone to our entire operation – making open adoptions possible every single day. On our Facebook page, Adoptions From The Heart, we have taken time every Friday afternoon to highlight someone at our agency and share their thoughts, feelings, and [...]
Adoptions From The Heart has been devoted to helping families for thirty years, even families who live outside our service area. We call these families “out of area families.” Don’t worry, it you are an out of area family, we can still help you to reach your dreams of adopting as your placing agency, here’s [...]
Prospective adoptive and birth parents are not always completely aware of the differences between adoption facilitators and adoption agencies due to the fact that the use of adoption facilitators is a somewhat new notion in the adoption community. The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (Quad A) website states: “A facilitator is a person or organization [...]
Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) is celebrating thirty years of service to adoptive parents, birth parents and the adoption community with the Building Beautiful Futures event hosted by Cory Wade. Cory Wade is a model, musician, television personality, and LGBT spokesperson with a personal connection to adoption. He sought out for superstardom and fame from [...]
The month of August means it is time to soak up the last bit of summer and start preparing for the inevitable return to school. Adoptive parents need to be prepared for adoption issues that may arise in a school setting and the most recent Creating a Family Radio Show, School Issues for Adopted Kids [...]
Every year the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) hosts the Angels in Adoption Gala in Washington, D.C. and this year one of the attendees is very near and dear to the hearts of those at Adoptions From The Heart. What is the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute? The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) [...]
The rules and regulations surrounding adoption options have changed significantly over the last 10 years. In addition to the declining trend in international adoption, there has been a steady shift toward more open information sources like social media, genetic testing, and access to original birth certificates. Combined with regulatory changes, this has radically altered the [...]
The social workers and staff at Adoptions From The Heart are the backbone to our entire operation - making open adoptions possible every single day. On our Facebook page, Adoptions From The Heart, we have taken time every Friday afternoon to highlight someone at our agency and share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with the [...]
