Every semester, Adoptions From The Heart awards a scholarship to birth parents who are pursuing a degree in higher education. Since the fund started in 2014, AFTH has awarded over 27 scholarships. This semester, AFTH selected birth father Keyur Adhyapak to receive the scholarship for a second semester. This award will help him build on last semester [...]
Meet Keyur Adhyapak, a resilient father whose journey reminds us of the strength that emerges from life’s toughest decisions. He made the difficult decision to place his son for adoption and is now pursuing a career in mortuary science. Keyur's journey is a testament to the resilience of birth parents. Keyur always knew he wanted [...]
Each semester, Adoptions From The Heart awards scholarship money to a couple of incredible birth parents. As the time draws near to announce the winners of the Fall 2021 winner of the Birth Parent Scholarship, let's look back on the impact of receiving the scholarship through the words of previous winners. Scholarship Changes Lives "After [...]
The summer break is here, but it is never too early to start planning for the fall. Our Birth Parent Scholarship is officially underway. We are currently accepting applications and will review them soon. Our Birth Parent Scholarship Fund is open to birth parents enrolled or planning to enroll in a college, university, or vocational [...]
Beginning of Samantha's Journey Samantha’s adoption journey began three years ago. She had been going through a highly stressful time in her life. She learned she was expecting halfway through her pregnancy and had recently left a mentally abusive relationship with the child’s father. Conflicting emotions soon followed the news. Samantha was truly excited because [...]
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 [...]
Hannah Myers- Spring 2019 AFTH Birth Parent Scholarship winner Hannah Myers by the beach Hannah Myers in her scrubs "What a year 2020 has been! If I have learned anything so far from 2020, it is about transition and the ability to adapt. My nursing school has become fully online and [...]
Adoptions From The Heart is proud to announce Christina Smith as our Fall 2020 Birth Parent Scholarship winner. This fall Christina will be in her sophomore year at Arcadia University majoring in psychology. The Delaware native placed her newborn son for adoption in the spring of 2020. Read on to learn about Christina’s adoption journey, [...]
