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Find Their Footing 5k – Join Us In Supporting Expecting and Birth Parents!

Adoptions From The Heart has been supporting Expecting and Birth Parents with their Find Their Footing 5k for 10 years! We are happy to announce that this from May 6th - 8th we will be running/walking in support of Birth Parents and you can join us. Come Together, Not in-Person but in Support The AFTH Find [...]

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 [...]

Befriend Your Inner Critic – AFTH Birth Parent Workshops

Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) is proud of our work to help our Expecting and Birth Parents, not only financially but in their everyday lives. Birth Parent support is essential before, during, and after placing a child for adoption. We have partnered in the past with other professionals who bring in education and resources for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If You Have a Dream, You Can Achieve it and make it Come True

We had the chance to speak with one of Adoptions From The Heart’s (AFTH) Birth Parent Scholarship recipients, Tiffani. Tiffani is one of two birth mothers who received an award for the Fall 2021 semester. After placing her oldest daughter for adoption, Tiffani struggled to work through difficult emotions. She dealt with grief and [...]

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 [...]

Office Hosts Adoption Triad Reunion at Fun Forest Park in Chesapeake, VA!

AFTH adoption triads finally reunite in Virginia after an unprecedented year. Adoptee, Jonathan, embraces his birth mother Samantha The pandemic stopped many of our beloved traditions as families, friends, and even an adoption agency. To protect one another from sickness, we postponed or canceled gatherings, including our summer picnics. Adoptions From The Heart's [...]

Summer Bucket List: Open Adoption Visits

Summer Activities for Safe Open Adoption Visits As the icy air lifts, the possibility for outdoor fun becomes limitless. Spring and summer make the perfect time to host open adoption reunions among adoption triads. The warm sun, blooming flowers and chirping birds are the perfect background to new experiences together. Each year Adoptions From The [...]