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 [...]
We are finally in the last two weeks of National Adoption Awareness Month 2020. This year's recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month may look a little different (ex. Zoom adoption finalizations) but despite these disappointing adjustments, the adoption community was able to find ways to creatively connect. This month AFTH launched our first-ever podcast series: [...]
Adoptions From The Heart’s Paper Heart Project Goes Virtual in November 2020 The nonprofit’s annual National Adoption Month fundraiser moves to an online fundraising platform Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) celebrates National Adoption Month in November 2020 by inviting individuals to participate in the virtual edition of the agency’s annual Paper Heart Project running now [...]
In light of our series, Black Voices Within Adoption, AFTH would like to highlight an issue that still impacts the black community today. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. It is designed to bring awareness to the disease's complications and the ongoing need for research and treatments. What is Sickle Cell Disease? Sickle Cell [...]
Christina Smith Our Fall 2020 Birth Parent Scholarship winner Christina Smith is a talented woman, as much as she is a driven woman. We did not get the chance to go into full detail about this before, but one of Christina's many gifts is her ability to express herself through music. Singing and [...]
This summer AFTHtv dedicated its entire sixth season to serve as a program giving Black voices within the adoption triad (adoptive parents, birth parents, adoptees) the platform to discuss racial matters and adoption in today’s society. New episodes aired on the nonprofit’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel every Tuesday. Social workers and adoption counselors [...]
Today is national Grandparents Day, a day to celebrate the top integral figures of the family tree. In an open adoption adoptive parents can encourage a loving bond not just with their own parents, but with their birth grandparents as well. Delaware birth grandparents Chris and Adrienne have been present in their granddaughter Charlotte’s life [...]
Seven families set out on an adoption journey together, faced some unexpected challenges, and rose above the odds by creating a new family not only with their adopted daughters, but also with one another. The Beginning of Something Special It was an unsettling time. The Iraq war, the Gulf war and SARS were raging across [...]
Social workers often counsel married couples who are wondering how to place a baby up for adoption when the couple is faced with an unplanned pregnancy. There are many reasons why married couples choose adoption. For example, they are not ready to be parents, they may wish to not expand their family, or, some couples do [...]
