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Adoptions From The Heart 1st Virtual 5k

We are sad we had to cancel our traditional 5k, but we refuse to let it get our spirits down. Instead, we are launching AFTH's First Virtual 5k. With Social Distancing at the forefront, we have reinvented our 5k to accommodate our current situation. We still want to open the opportunity for people everywhere to come [...]

Important COVID-19 Announcement…

March 13, 2020 Dear Prospective Adoptive Parents, As a child welfare agency, we must adhere to the government suggestions and warnings and take abundant caution regarding the rise of COVID-19. Please rest assured that your health and well-being are our top priority. It’s important that we take their recommended [...]

2020 Spring Birth Parent Scholarship Winner: Amanda McDonald

Meet Amanda The 2020 Spring Birth Parent Scholarship recipient is Amanda McDonald. A southern girl at heart, Amanda was born in Clovis, New Mexico and later raised in Dallas, Texas. She enjoys rock climbing and drawing in her free time. Drawing, in particular, became Amanda's escape over the years. "Drawing is like therapy," she revealed. [...]

Adoptions From The Heart Receives 2020 Best of Lancaster Award

Adoptions From the Heart has been selected for the 2020 Best of Lancaster Award in the Adoption Services category. Each year, the Lancaster Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through [...]

Meet Our AFTH Marketing/PR Interns!

So, tell us about yourselves - Where are you from? What internship title do you have? Caitlin: Hello! I’m from the Northeast area of Philadelphia. I started my internship with AFTH in August of 2019 and ever since I have been working closely with the marketing/public relations team. Jessica: My name is Jessica [...]

AFTH’s Events and Fundraisers for 2019

We are twenty days away from the end of this year. Adoptions From The Heart has had many supporters throughout the year, and we want to thank you all! Here's a little recap of our 2019 events and fundraisers that have helped Birth Parents all around the country: Find Her Footing 5k - April [...]

#GivingTuesday2019

#GivingTuesday2019 with Adoptions From the Heart.

Birth Parent Scholarship Fund Winner: Lucy Amidon

AFTH Scholarship Recipient The Fall 2019 Birth Parent Scholarship recipient is Lucy Amidon. Since a very young age, Lucy has been exposed to the adoption world. An adoptee herself, Lucy was born in Reading, PA. She was adopted at birth and spent the first 5 years of her life in Virginia with her family. They [...]

Raising Funds For The Birth Parent Scholarship Fund

Adoptions From The Heart held the 3rd Annual Share Your Heart Benefit Concert at Manayunk Brewing Company on Thursday, November 7th. Over 80 people joined us for the four-hour event that kicked off the National Adoption Month. The event benefitted the Birth Parent Scholarship Fund, a fund that provides financial assistance to birth parents [...]

Adoptions From The Heart Partners With Extraordinary Give

On November 22, 2019 Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) will be partnering with The Extraordinary Give. The Extraordinary Give is a day for organizations and generous donors to connect. The cyber doors of the Extraordinary Give will be opened to the Lancaster, PA community. At that time, donors will then log on to the donation [...]