Tune in tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET to catch the 17th Annual “A Home for the Holidays” TV special on CBS!
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Dec
2015
Watch “A Home for the Holidays” Special on CBS
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Dec
2015
2015’s Most Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
Each year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption publishes the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list, recognizing employers who support adoption and provide competitive adoption benefits to their employees. See which companies made this year’s list, and find tools and resources to encourage your employer to offer adoption benefits.
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Nov
2015
Keeping the Faith – Sean, Susanne and Dylan’s Adoption Story
As we wrap up National Adoption Month, we would like to leave you with a beautiful story of how one adoptive family survived the wait and made it to their happily ever after. Susanne and her husband Sean adopted their little boy, Dylan, through American Adoptions in 2012. Now, Susanne has shared with us the story of their amazing journey into parenthood.
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Nov
2015
Bad v Good Adoption Language [Infographic]
Many adoptive families struggle daily with those unfamiliar with adoption using insensitive adoption language. While it may seem innocent to an outsider, these negative adoption terms can have a lasting affect on adoptive families and especially adopted children. Our adoption language graphic promotes the use of positive adoption language that encourages a more accepting view of adoption.
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Nov
2015
Make Adoptee Voices Heard: Support The Adopted Life Episodes Campaign!
Bryan and Angela Tucker, the creators of the documentary Closure, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their newest project, The Adopted Life Episodes. In the series, Angela will sit down with transracially adopted youth to bring awareness to a variety of complex issues. Now through the end of National Adoption Month, your donation to the Kickstarter campaign will help give viewers the rare opportunity to gain firsthand perspective from adoptees and let adopted youth know they are not alone.
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Nov
2015
Open v Closed v Semi-Open Adoption [Infographic]
“Open adoption” is a well-known and often-used term when talking about adoption, but what does open adoption really mean? This infographic illustrates openness in adoption on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being fully closed and 10 being fully open.
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Nov
2015
Adoption Process for Adoptive Families [Infographic]
Many families who are just beginning the adoption process become overwhelmed by the many steps and legal aspects of the adoption process, and it can be difficult for families to even understand where to start. This infographic takes you through the adoption process step by step.
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Nov
2015
Birth Mother Myths v Realities [Infographic]
It’s not uncommon for adoption newcomers to have preconceived notions about who a birth mom is, what her life is like and why she might be choosing adoption. Learn the truth about these brave and selfless women with our myth-busting infographic.
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Nov
2015
Adoption in the U.S. [Infographic]
It’s Infographic Week!
As you may know, this Saturday is National Adoption Day, and to honor this special holiday, we will be posting a new, helpful infographic every day this week. We hope these graphics will help you understand more about the adoption process and adoption …
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Nov
2015
Legacy of an Adopted Child – Author Unknown
In honor of National Adoption Month we want to share with you our favorite adoption poem.
Legacy of an Adopted Child is a poem that has been circulating through the adoption community for many years. It tells the story of how two mothers, a birth mother …