This year, we had 180 people register to run in our 2nd Annual Find Her Footing 5K, which was held Sunday, April 6! It was a rousing success, and raised $4,500 to support AFTH's Birth Mother Fund. To all those who came out, thank you! You made it a great day, and your hard work [...]
Adoption professionals have varying opinions on what makes one adoption “open” and another “closed.” But most agree that open adoptions give expecting parents the option of meeting with prospective adoptive parents, choosing the right adoptive family for their child, and remaining in contact with their children, either directly or through their agency as an intermediary [...]
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 [...]
