The month of April has been designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to acknowledge the importance of families and …
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Apr
2014
Child Abuse Prevention Month
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Apr
2014
National Infertility Awareness Week
This week has been the 25th National Infertility Awareness Week. The goal of the week is to raise awareness about the disease of infertility and encourage the …
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Apr
2014
Tax Credit Grassroots Advocacy Campaign
The Adoption Tax Credit Working Group, of which American Adoptions is a member, has set a goal of obtaining 30 Co-Sponsors on the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC) Refundability Bills: S. 1056 and H.R. …
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Mar
2014
March is Social Work Month!
Each March is recognized as Social Work Month. This year, National Association of Social Workers chose the theme “All People Matter” to raise awareness of how …
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Mar
2014
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 …
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Mar
2014
We Need Your Help with the Adoption Tax Credit!
The Adoption Tax Credit Working Group, of which American Adoptions is a member, has set a goal of obtaining 30 Co-Sponsors on the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC) Refundability Bills: S. 1056 and H.R. 2144 in 100 days. Already in the last week, outreach efforts have …
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Feb
2014
Getting “The Call” about Your Adoption
Q & A with Laurie
Hello everyone, my name is Laurie Walker, and I am an Adoptive Family Specialist with American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and adoptive families in my time here …
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Feb
2014
Adoptive Family Video Profile FAQs
Every adoptive family we work with will make an Adoptive Family Video …
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Feb
2014
Happy Valentine’s Day
American Adoptions wants to wish you and yours a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here’s a quote from a favorite children’s book that reminds us how birth parents and adoptive parents alike carry their children in their hearts. We hope you and yours are surrounded by love …
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Jan
2014
Connecting with Birth Parents
Q & A with Laurie
Hello everyone, my name is Laurie Walker, and I am an Adoptive Family Specialist with American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and …