Last weekend, we had our final Adoption 101 Seminar and Adoptive Family Picnic for the year! As we celebrate National Adoption Month and look toward next year, …
Highlighting Our Adoption Seminars and Events!
Closure, a Documentary About Adoption
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Promoting Adoption Through Media and Social Media
Social media has quickly become one of the most important ways to promote a cause or share something important – like …
Adoption 101: Life for Adopted Children [Infographic]
As they consider adoption, many pregnant women wonder what life will be like for their adopted child.
A pregnant women gets to choose the path for their own adoption journey (see yesterday’s infographic!) and can select exactly the sort of family she’s looking for.
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Adoption 101: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? [Infographic]
Decades ago, domestic adoption did not provide as many opportunities for pregnant women to determine what their adoption plan should look like. Thankfully, adoptions today ensure that pregnant women are in the driver’s seat of their adoption journey.
Sometimes, it’s helpful to think of an …
Q & A with an Adoption Specialist – When to Travel
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
Continued Decline in International Adoption Numbers in 2013
The total number of international adoptions fell by 18 percent in 2013, to the lowest level since 1992, due in part to Russia’s ban on adoption by Americans and further declines in adoption from South Korea and Ethiopia.
According to the State Department, international adoptions …
Wrapping Up Adoption Month 2013
As National Adoption Month 2013 comes to a close, we wanted to share this another short video from Olympian and Adoptee Aaron Parchem on the impact adoption has had on his life. You can more about Aaron’s adoption story in our post Opportunities of Adopted Children.
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