An Advocate is Born An advocate, speaker, author, and influencer at just 18 years old, Ayden’s story is far from ordinary. Ayden Lincoln was born on October 28th, 2002, in China. Less than a day old, Ayden was found with her umbilical cord still attached after being abandoned in a shoebox. She was subsequently brought [...]
In recognition of National Infertility Week, this month’s Heart-to-Heart podcast focuses on navigating infertility. As usual, Jenna Smith, AFTH’s Domestic Program Coordinator, hosted the podcast. There were two guest speakers this week, Tracy and Michelina. Tracy is a Content Manager at Creating a Family, the national non-profit whose mission is to strengthen and inspire adoptive, [...]
Adoptions From The Heart interviewed a married, waiting couple, Evie and Adam, who were gracious enough to share their story with the goal of providing hope, comfort, and support for many others also facing infertility. Infertility Defined When Evie and Adam agreed to have a family, they assumed that dream would be a reality within [...]
Chinese adoptee Keri Friedman shares her adoption story and journey in navigating race and cultural identity growing up in America. On March 10, 2000, my parents adopted me from Guangdong province, in Guangzhou city. I was placed at the doorsteps at the orphanage and spent about 11 months here until my family came to China [...]
We have had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year’s agency-wide summer picnic held in Fort Washington, PA. Due to the park’s COVID restrictions, we need to forgo our yearly tradition for one more year. However, we understand the significance of the picnic for those who use that time to have open adoption [...]
Rebekah McGee is an Adoption Social Work Consultant in New York City. She works with several other contract social workers in the Manhattan Area as part of Adoptions From The Heart's (AFTH) efforts to service the city. Being a social worker is just one of many titles Rebekah wears. In addition to her work, she [...]
Time for another “A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart” podcast recap! This week’s episode was led by Jenna Smith, AFTH’s Domestic Program Coordinator. This week’s guests were Dr. Chelsea Toth, Director of Field Education & Assistant Professor of Social Work at Cedar Crest College, and social work interns Nikki, Chevonne, and Jacki, from Adoptions [...]
Beginning of Samantha's Journey Samantha’s adoption journey began three years ago. She had been going through a highly stressful time in her life. She learned she was expecting halfway through her pregnancy and had recently left a mentally abusive relationship with the child’s father. Conflicting emotions soon followed the news. Samantha was truly excited because [...]
Birth Parent Stories On Wednesday, February 24th, Adoptions From The Heart hosted a virtual event: Heart-To-Heart with Birth Parents. This event brought birth parent voices to light, giving them the time and space to speak on topics unique to their adoption journeys. Dually, this event was a fundraiser with a goal of raising $1,000, which [...]
Episode two of Adoptions From The Heart’s, Heart-To-Heart, podcast covers the topics of pregnancy, addiction, and adoption. Leading the conversation is Jenna Smith, Domestic Program Coordinator from AFTH. The panel of women speaking towards these topics are Amanda Aliberti, Adoption Counselor and Birth Parent Placement Services Coordinator, Alicia, an outreach worker with a recovery house, [...]
