The nonprofit celebrates it's 35th anniversary of trailblazing the practice of open adoption with a free virtual event While the COVID-19 pandemic has canceled many celebrations in 2020 for health and safety reasons, Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) organized a free virtual gathering to celebrate the nonprofit’s 35th anniversary. On Wednesday, November 18th attendees logged [...]
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 [...]
By: AFTH Communications Intern, Kevonne Bennett This week I also had the opportunity to speak with District Supervisor and Adoption Counselor, Nicole Fowler. She is based out of AFTH’s Virginia office and regularly works with all members of the adoption triad. I asked Nicole for her thoughts on the best practices for birth and adoptive [...]
I recently had a chance to sit with Adoption Counselor, Amanda Aliberti, from Adoptions From The Heart’s (AFTH) Delaware office. We discussed the best ways adoptive and birth parents can establish and maintain healthy communication. Trust The key to any healthy relationship after placing a baby up for adoption always involves this keyword: Trust. [...]
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Getting together with friends and family looks a little different during a pandemic. While concerts and fall festivals have been postponed there are still plenty of fall activities the triad can do together. You can still participate in some classic fall pastimes with good company by following a few simple guidelines. Here are some safe [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By Samantha, an Adoptions From The Heart adoptee Ever since I understood the term “adoption” and what it means, I have wanted to meet my birth parents. When I was younger, my dream was just that of a naïve child. I did not understand the complexity of feelings. I heard from my birth parents twice [...]
Adrian Collins is a birth mother and an adoptive mother. She also writes and speaks about the complexities of adoption and making peace with choices that bring heartache. When Adrian was in college, she became pregnant with her daughter. At the time, she was unable to provide for her, so she placed her for adoption. [...]
