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 [...]
A Tough Spot In 2006, a 25-year-old Crystal felt lucky to have Danny as a partner, and he felt the same way about her. Outside of the relationship the couple faced their own set of circumstances that were anything but “lucky.” As a diabetic, Crystal’s health has been a lifelong roller coaster ride due to [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Katie and Andres always knew they wanted to grow their family. After having difficulties conceiving on their own, the couple turned to IVF, hoping the treatment would be a solution to their fertility struggles. However, they were unsuccessful after one round of treatment, and the extensive process took a toll on Katie. “I felt awful, [...]
Birth Father’s Story Part 1 My girlfriend and I both grew up in upstate New York. When Jackie decided to move to Pittsburgh to go to school I came with her. We shared a small efficiency apartment and a one bench truck. I was working full time while finishing-up school. But after a while, we [...]
