The State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers Family Leave Insurance for many adoptive families within the state. NJ’s Family Leave Insurance offers monetary benefits to parents who have chosen to take a leave of absence from their employment for the purpose of bonding with a newly adopted child. Applying For [...]
An unexpected pregnancy may be one of life’s hardest experiences. None of the choices you make will be easy. But there are also no wrong choices, only ones that are right for you and your child. At Adoptions From The Heart, our mission is to help expecting parents make informed choices through in-person counseling services. [...]
The way we speak about adoption says a lot about what we feel, think, and value. At Adoptions From The Heart, one of our foremost missions is to promote constructive, compassionate dialogue around the subject of adoption. Over the years, we've heard many members of the media use negative adoption language, words and phrases that [...]
In recent weeks, Adoptions From The Heart has been contacted by several expecting mothers who began their adoption process with adoption facilitators or matching services and were unhappy with their services and so instead turned to AFTH. We understand that no one option is right for everyone, but choosing the appropriate resources for your particular [...]
New Jersey is commonly referred to as an "adoption friendly" state when looked at from the prospective adoptive parent perspective. The 72 hour surrender of parental rights time frame shortens wait times for adoptive parents and minimizes their legal risk during the adoption process. With that said, it is important for birth parents to recognize [...]
If you are currently pregnant, and questioning your readiness to parent a child, you may feel overwhelmed by the situation. That's okay; few events in life are more loaded with emotion and difficulty than bearing a child and becoming a successful parent. An unplanned pregnancy can throw the future into doubt, as you're presented with [...]
Facts About Infertility If you are facing infertility, the first thing to know is that you aren’t alone. An estimated 3-7% of the world population has "an unresolved problem of infertility" according to the British Journal of General Practice. While that may seem like a small number, it actually represents around 505 million people! Closer [...]
One of our commitments here at Adoptions From The Heart is to create communities, safe spaces in which expectant parents, adoptive parents, and adoption professionals can come together and share their experiences. It is our belief that every voice in the adoption conversation deserves amplification, that no viewpoint should be silenced and every opinion should [...]
Adoptees change the world every day. In this article, we'll highlight the achievements of three revolutionary people, all of whom just happen to have been adopted. Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, Jr., the man who would come to be known by many epithets, including "Babe," "the Bambino," and "the Sultan of Swat," was born during [...]
Here at Adoptions From The Heart, we believe that building strength within the adoption community is one of our most important duties. That's why we organize so many public events, from the regularly held educational seminar series to our support groups for adoptive families. Our events are designed as a safe space for expectant and [...]
