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AFTH OnDemand Webinars: Your Journey to Adoption Education on Your Time

Our agency, Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH), offers OnDemand Webinars for Prospective Adoptive Parents, social workers, and healthcare professionals alike. Hosted on our website is a selection of 15 different webinars covering topics ranging from state-specific adoption laws to transracial adoption and positive adoption language. Prospective adoptive parents receive credit toward their adoption-education requirements for [...]

Supporting The Adoption Community

Adoptions From The Heart is constantly striving to do its part in supporting the adoption community. Aside from assisting birth parents in placement and emotionally during their placement process, AFTH understands that everything isn't always as black and white as it seems. Sometimes hard times fall upon us and simple acts of kindness are all that [...]

What is GivingTuesday, and How Do I Get Involved?

GivingTuesday is just around the corner; join us in celebrating this beautiful day of giving on November 30, 2021. Learn more about this day and ways to contribute by reading until the end! About GivingTuesday GivingTuesday was founded in 2012 in NYC; It was originally created to encourage people to do good deeds, and today [...]

Important Announcement for AFTH Clients Who Send Gifts Through AFTH Offices

During the holiday season, AFTH receives gifts to forward along to members of the adoption triad. Each year, we ask that adoptive families send funds for postage to repackage the gift. With many post offices closed and with the delay in mail, we are more concerned about this process this year. In order to ensure [...]

The Doyle Family Story

Michael and Marty officially began their adoption journey in the summer of 2013. Marty began by discussing the idea of adoption with Michael, letting him know that he was ready to adopt. The pair attended their first informational session at Adoptions From The Heart’s (AFTH) main office in Wynnewood, PA. They would begin the paperwork [...]

How to Safely Make an Adoption Plan When Trying to Leave an Abusive Relationship

Connect with a Social Worker: Once you find out that you are pregnant, one of the best things you can do is reach out to a social worker. The nature of social work is to promote the enhancement of their clients’ overall well-being. At Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH), we provide a breadth of services [...]

Three of Adoptions From The Heart’s Long-time Social Workers Take on New Roles

Our agency has undergone some recent changes, and we are thrilled to share that three of our staff members have stepped into new leadership roles. Jenna Stocks: Director of Social Services Jenna is now AFTH's Director of Social Services. Her new title comes with a new set of responsibilities. Jenna, never one to shy [...]

Birth Mother Reconnects with Adult Son She Placed for Adoption

Why Adoption? Caroline became pregnant during a difficult time in her life. She was already caring for her two young children, and then her mother passed away during the pregnancy. It was a time of loss and grief. Caroline remembers feeling lost and uncertain which way to turn. She didn’t have a close relationship with [...]

Podcast Recap 7: Asian Adoptee Stories from Different Generations

This episode of Heart-To-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart features Keri Friedman and Jennifer Conn. Keri is a Chinese adoptee who will soon be graduating college with a degree in Psychology and is currently interning at Adoptions From The Heart. Jennifer is a Korean adoptee who works with adoptees and families as a licensed social [...]

A Closer Look at Adoption: AFTH hosts second Heart-to-Heart with Birth Parents

Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) is hosting our second Heart-to-Heart with Birth Parents event hosted by Adoption Counselor and Post-placement Services Manager, Amanda Aliberti and Birth Mother, SeAyra. Our event will feature a panel of birth mothers who have placed their children for adoption through our agency. Each birth parent will share their unique, touching [...]