Download PDF Articles Include: Considering a Non-Infant Adoption Placement National Social Work Month Talking to Your Child about Adoption & Keeping Open Adoption Promises Benefit of Adoptive Families Working with a Doula Spring Ed Series - registration open Adoption & Beyond Podcast Revamp & AFTHtv Season 15 New AFTH Support Groups Added: Single Adoptive Parents & [...]
In the past, our Heart to Heart with Adoptions From The Heart virtual events have been super successful in spreading adoption education and awareness. These panels have offered invaluable insight and perspective from actual members of the adoption community and professionals who work with them daily. These panels not only provided a platform for adoptees, [...]
Download PDF Articles Include: A Sit Down with ChristianaCare Hospital Message to AFTH supporters National Adoption Month Fundraising Events Sponsor shoutout: Your Adoption Finance Coach Renita Russells Story Winter Ed Series Services for Expecting and Birth Parents Heart to Heart with Complete adoption triad Journey to Self Discovery as an International Adoptee In Every Issue: Agency News, [...]
Join the Stoneking family as they discuss their adoption experience with Adoptions From The Heart. Adoptive parents Chad and Jelana, having navigated a largely smooth adoption process, encourage others to embrace the experience despite initial fears. Open conversations about adoption have been integral in fostering a positive environment for their daughter Mia, now 15, to [...]
Happy National Adoption Month 2023! The first Voices of Adoption this month aims to highlight some of the professionals that make our adoptions possible! Read along to see what working as adoption lawyers mean to Dorota Gasienica-Kozak, Debbie Spivak, and the team from Building NY Families! Dorota Gasienica-Kozak “I love being an adoption attorney… there [...]
National Adoption Month is a time to raise awareness and promote the adoption of children in need of loving homes. It's a time to highlight and educate about the diversity and unique needs of adoptees, including those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. According to studies, at least 5 to 10 percent of [...]
November is National Adoption Month! Each year, the month of November is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of adoption and celebrating families who have adopted children, individuals who have placed children, adoptees themselves, and the community as a whole. National Adoption Month began as a week-long celebration in Massachusetts in 1976. Since then, [...]
Thank you, Kelly Ellison, CEO and founder of Your Adoption Finance Coach, for sponsoring our Coffee For a Cause fundraising event! Because of your support, we can help our families! Kelly Ellison is on a mission to help families overcome the financial challenges of adoption. With over 25 years of non-profit, fund development experience, Kelly [...]
During the holiday season, AFTH receives gifts to forward along to members of the adoption triad. When doing this, we request that adoptive families include funds to cover the postage to repackage and send the gift from our office to their child’s birth family. In order to ensure enough time with the recent delay in mail, [...]
Adoption is a beautiful and life-changing journey for both parents and children involved. Last week, we heard from two adoptees, Christian and Jackie. Their stories shed light on the less-discussed aspects of adoption- the struggles that come with it. While these challenges may not always be in the spotlight, it’s crucial for potential adoptive parents [...]
