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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
The season two premiere of Adoptions From the Heart’s (AFTH) podcast, Heart to Heart, is up on Spotify. This week’s episode is led by Jenna Smith (Domestic Program Manager), Kristin Kachmar (Expecting Parent Services Manager), and Amanda Aliberti (Post Placement Services Manager). Kristin and Amanda explain their new roles and how their wrap-around services benefit [...]
A look at three presidents influenced by adoption Gerald Ford Gerald Ford originally carried his birth father’s name, Leslie King. His parents separated shortly after his birth, with Ford being raised by his mother, Dorothy. Dorothy remarried almost three years to a businessman, Gerald Rudolph Ford. The couple wasted no time, immediately referring to the [...]
Open Adoption: noun: an adoption plan that involves contact between biological and adoptive parents and sometimes between biological parents and the adopted child. Unplanned Pregnancy Decades ago if a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy did not want to marry the man who impregnated her, giving baby up for adoption was her only option. Pregnant women [...]
Adoption is a beautiful thing, yet choosing adoption definitely comes with some obstacles. Below we have put together some of the potential obstacles you might face as a prospective adoptive parent in the adoption process. Finances One of the biggest obstacles towards prospective parents hoping to adopt is the cost. According to the Child Welfare [...]
For a while, Matt and Ashley were living a great life together out in Central Pennsylvania. There was never a dull moment in their household with their dogs, cats, and pet lizard for sure. They were happy, however, something was missing in their life... a baby. Parenthood would be the one thing that would turn [...]
By: AFTH Communications Intern, Kevonne Bennett I recently had the opportunity to speak with one of Adoptions From The Heart’s (AFTH) birth fathers, Samai. (You may already know him as a frequent AFTHtv guest.) Samai graciously shared his story with me, detailing his adoption journey. Several years ago, Samai had been in a committed relationship [...]
