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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
July's Heart to Heart with Adoptions from the Heart podcast centers on Birth Parents and Adoptees searches and reuniting. Host Jenna Stocks interview Helen Schooler and Marilyn Rich on this topic. Helen Schooler is a retired Administrator of Orphans Court Services in Montgomery County. She still provides adoption search services as the court-designated authorized representative [...]
Did you know there are more ways to be a parent than one? This year, we are looking at three different AFTH families with three distinct roles as parents to celebrate Parents Day. Adoptive Parents Kristy: Kristy is the Director of Marketing and Communications here at Adoptions From The Heart. She is also a mother [...]
Each semester, Adoptions From The Heart awards scholarship money to a couple of incredible birth parents. As the time draws near to announce the winners of the Fall 2021 winner of the Birth Parent Scholarship, let's look back on the impact of receiving the scholarship through the words of previous winners. Scholarship Changes Lives "After [...]
