National Adoption Month is a time to raise awareness and promote the adoption of children in need of loving homes. It's a time to highlight and educate about the diversity and unique needs of adoptees, including those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. According to studies, at least 5 to 10 percent of [...]
As Adoption From The Heart continues to explore LGBT resources made available by the Human Rights Campaign and their All Children All Families initiative, we delved deeper into a practice brief from San Francisco State University. Caitlin Ryan, Ph. D., A.C.S.W., Director of the Family Acceptance Project at the school developed a practice brief for [...]
Last year, Adoptions From The Heart attended an amazingly informative webinar hosted by the Human Rights Campaign and the All Children All Families initiative and AFTH is a recognized leader in supporting and serving LGBT families. The goal of this campaign in particular is to achieve safety, permanency, and well-being by improving practice with LGBT [...]
