Our prospective adoptive families, much like others, tend to get nervous about the home study process. You think of home study, and in your head, you picture this random person coming into your home, lifting pillows, rummaging through your fridge, and swiping your windows for dust bunnies. When in reality, a home study is much [...]
For nine years now, Adoptions From The Heart has brought people together, yearly, to celebrate adoption through fitness and health. This year, Adoptions from the Heart is proud to present our 10th Annual Anniversary of our Find Their Footing 5K run/walk, in support of the adoption community. This 5K run/walk is a fun and safe way [...]
On February 17, 2022, one of the ways Adoptions From The Heart is celebrating 'Adoption is Love' is with our Heart-to-Heart with Birth Fathers fundraising event. At AFTH, we acknowledge that Birth Fathers don't always get the kinds of recognition and spaces needed to feel comfortable sharing their adoption stories. Birth fathers are amongst the [...]
Adoptions From The Heart will be the first to admit 2021 has been a heck of a year. Nonetheless, with our podcast 'Heart-To-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart', we've had the opportunity to accomplish some pretty great things, covering topics throughout the adoption spectrum. With illuminating episodes such as Reflecting on the Field of Social Work [...]
Adoptions From The Heart is constantly striving to do its part in supporting the adoption community. Aside from assisting birth parents in placement and emotionally during their placement process, AFTH understands that everything isn't always as black and white as it seems. Sometimes hard times fall upon us and simple acts of kindness are all that [...]
Adoptive Parents Helen and Marcus were placed with their baby girl, CC, through Adoptions From The Heart in the Spring of 2021. Like many Adoptive Parents, their hope, after attempts of conceiving a biological child, was to be chosen by a birth parent to love and care for a baby they would call their own. [...]
Self-Concept and Social Identity Among International Adoptees This blog is a summary of a research project that Keri Friedman, AFTH Donor Relations and Marketing Intern, wrote for her senior college thesis in social psychology. International adoptees conceptualization of one’s self-concept and social identity can be largely influenced by many factors. Self-concept is an idea about [...]
"AFTH is hosting the Heart-to-Heart with The Adoption Community Event as a way to bring together our community during National Adoption Month" November is National Adoption month A month that was originally created to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care. Now, National Adoption Month is [...]
In our newest episode of A Heart-to-Heart with Adoptions From The Heart, our host Jenna spoke with Brianne Kirkpatrick. Brianne is the founder of Watershed DNA and is co-author of The DNA Guide for Adoptees: How to use genealogy and genetics to uncover your roots, connect with your biological family, and better understand your medical history. Brianne's background [...]
The topic of suicide can be difficult to discuss but is necessary to break down stigmas and shift public perceptions about suicide. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Although suicidal thoughts can [...]
