"Troop members met and discussed how to use the money. Among the ideas was one from Clara Citarella, then 7, who suggested donating some of the proceeds to the orphanage from which her family was going to adopt a child... 'When Clara headed to the Republic of Georgia to meet her brother for the first time, giving back to those kids seemed like a great way to honor her family and share a lesson of what others needed.'"

Labels: charity, donations, orphanages

"Before the new laws, [Frances] Gallimore [adoptions supervisor for Rowan County] said, an average of two to three adoptees called the department monthly seeing information about their birth parents. Most of them have been people in their 40s and 50s who were facing health challenges and wanted information about their family health history."

Labels: birth_parents, laws, records

"The new project, focused on finding permanent homes for thousands of Hoosier children taken from their parents by the department and left adrift in foster care, emphasizes reaching out to minority parents through churches and community groups. It is part of an effort to speed up the process of finding safe, permanent homes for children who have been taken from their parents due to neglect or abuse and who cannot return home."

Labels: awareness, permanent_adoptive_homes, troubled_children

"Under Missouri law, it is a felony to bring a child into the state for adoption without getting a court order first. The Stocklaufers failed to do that, O'Malley said, but the judge still agreed to award them temporary custody."

Labels: court, fathers

"[Jane] Liedtke, who considered and ultimately abandoned the idea of organizing an Olympics tour for adoptive families, said rapacious pricing appears to be the norm. This led to a fear on her part, given China's still-nascent service culture, that some bus or hotel operator would drop her group at the last minute if someone else came through the door with a higher offer."

Labels: awareness, events

"The bill says anybody advertising about dealing in adoptions must include whether they are licensed and if so, in what profession and who issued the license. The bill also says people can't promise a pregnant woman such things as child placement through adoption for using their services."

Labels: adoption_agencies, adoption_laws, legislation

"Their parents are Rich and Tracy Eilers. The couple doesn't claim to be experts, but they've learned a lot about adopting teenagers. 'Things we take for granted. Standing around making brownies in the kitchen,' Tracy said. 'It really is the simple things. It's not the fancy things, it's not the money, it's not the going and spending. It's just the doing, and going together.'"

Labels: advice, families, teens

"They lost custody in July for failing to obtain a court order before bringing the boy to Missouri and because an investigation had not been completed."

Labels: biological_parents, birth_parents, complications

"The new adoption ads were distributed to more than 28,000 media outlets nationwide on Wednesday, December 12 through donated media space. The multi-media program includes Spanish-language television, radio, and print public service announcement (PSAs) issuing a national call-to-action in the messaging itself."

Labels: Hispanic, international, Spanish

"The new law, passed last month, requires the creation of a centralized government authority to oversee adoptions and mandates that any private orphanages, such as those run by charities, be registered."

Labels: international, laws

"In the new year, the couple, who live in Hudson [Massachusetts], must decide whether to relocate, where to send their new daughters to school, and how to juggle work and child care, to name just a few items on their to-decide list."

Labels: families, parenting, relationships

"[Jane] Liedtke, who considered and ultimately abandoned the idea of organizing an Olympics tour for adoptive families, said rapacious pricing appears to be the norm. This led to a fear on her part, given China's still-nascent service culture, that some bus or hotel operator would drop her group at the last minute if someone else came through the door with a higher offer."

Labels: awareness, events

"Brodine said she and her husband chose to adopt from Vietnam when they heard of a new program through Dillon International, Inc... Although the adoption was officially recognized in Vietnam after the Giving and Receiving Ceremony, Phoebe won't be able to apply for U.S. citizenship until after three post-placement visits by Dillon International officials."

Labels: international

"Gladney [Center adoption agency] regained its accreditation this month, and officials say they hope that local adoptions of Russian children will soon resume."

Labels: adoption_process, agencies, Russia