In the last two years, the number of children awaiting adoption in Colorado has dropped from 800 to 365 thanks in large part to a unique initiative called Wait No More. Spearheaded by Focus on the Family, in partnership with state and local government authorities, the events do more than just raise awareness about the needs of foster kids  they invite action.

"Prospective parents can hear about the challenges and rewards of adoption and then  if they choose  begin the long adoption process at 'Wait No More' events. Focus held such an event in Colorado Springs in November 2008. At one in October in Loveland, 50 families took the first steps to adopt children." [Source: The Denver Post]

The next event is scheduled for September and will be held in Denver, which currently has over 100 kids waiting to be adopted. Focus has begun taking "Wait No More" outside of Colorado, scheduling events in St. Louis, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale.

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An effort is underway in West Virginia to form a statewide support and advocacy group for foster parents. Charleston Gazette staff writer Susan Williams described the effort in a Dec. 4 article:

Rachel Probst, support specialist for Mission West Virginia, said West Virginia has no active group that encompasses the entire state. & "First of all, we want to improve the quality of life for children in foster care. But foster parents and adoptive parents also need a collective voice." &

Although Probst works for Mission West Virginia, she said the new foster parent group will be independent of her organization.

"We want to be a central resource for parents," Probst said. "We want to educate people about the role of foster parents, and we want to be a support group for them and for adoptive parents.

For more information about the new group call 866-225-5698.

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November is National Adoption Month, and Philadelphia celebrated by hosting a Nov. 13 ceremony. Hadas Kunitz of KYW Newsradio 1060 provided the following details:

November is National Adoption Month, and nearly two dozen Philadelphia families celebrated with a special adoption ceremony on Friday.

Anne Marie Ambrose, with Philadelphia's Department of Human Services, says her organization is celebrating adoptive families:

"We had about 22 families that had their final adoption hearing, which means we created permanent, loving, stable families for these children who didn't have a place to go."

But she says it's not an easy process for adoptive parents:

"There's often a lot of barriers and bureaucracy in the way, and so this is really a big event to celebrate."

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In honor of Nov. 20 being designated Yuma County (Ariz.) Adoption Day, judges John Nelson and Maria Elena Cruz will approve what is believed to be a record-setting number of adoptions.

Yuma Sun staff writer Chris McDaniel reported on the adoption event in a Nov. 15 article:

Nearly 30 children who have been living under foster care will be getting adopted into new families Friday at the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center. ...

"We are going to do 20-plus adoptions involving at least 30 children. We estimate there will be 160 family members including family being adopted and their siblings," Nelson said.

The day will bring together judges, attorneys, adoption agencies, adoption professionals and child advocates who are dedicated to creating permanent homes for foster children.

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In honor of Novembers designation as National Adoption Month in the United States, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in which he praised parents who have opened their lives to adopted children, and called for continued efforts to improve the lives of children in foster care.

The following excerpts are from the proclamation, the full text of which is available on the White House website:

All children deserve a safe, loving family to protect and care for them. In America, thousands of young people are waiting for that opportunity. During National Adoption Month, we honor those families that have strengthened America through adoption, and we recommit to reducing the number of children awaiting adoption into loving families. &

By continually opening up the doors to adoption, and supporting full equality in adoption laws for all American families, we allow more children to find the permanent homes they yearn for and deserve. &

This month, we also focus on children in foster care. & These young people have specific needs and require unique support. Federal, State, and local governments, communities, and individuals all have a role to play in ensuring that foster children have the resources and encouragement they need to realize their hopes and dreams.

The course of our future will depend on what we do to help the next generation of Americans succeed. This month, we celebrate those families brought together by adoption and renew our commitments to children in the foster care system.

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Nov. 1 marks the beginning of National Adoption Month in the United States. Organizations, individuals and government agencies across the country will rally to support the National Adoption Month 2009 campaign.

According to information provided on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website, the theme of this year's celebration is "You Dont Have to Be Perfect to Be a Perfect Parent."

National Adoption Month, which has been observed during November since 1990, serves as a tool for reminding people about the thousands of children in foster care who are still waiting for permanent homes. Currently, about 130,000 foster children are available for adoption.

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The Indiana Department of Child Services and Indiana Foster Care and Adoption Association are hosting a two-hour presentation on adoption Feb. 17 in Muncie, Indiana.

"This event provides opportunities for families to consider adopting children, who are featured in the Indiana Adoption Program."

For more information about the presentation, which is titled "How to Adopt Children in the Indiana Adoption Program," call (888) 25-ADOPT. Source: The Star Press (Muncie, IN)

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By the age of 16, Deidre had lived with three foster care families, two of which considered adopting her. Neither adoption worked out, and when the second fell through, Deidre said, she closed off her emotions to avoid being hurt again.

"Unknown to her, however, the Hills had spotted her on an ongoing... television news feature, 'A Gift of Love,' in October 2006. The segment prompted them to search the Internet, where they located Deidre on the Heart Gallery website."

Two years later, with the adoption complete, Deidre is helping other members of her Kiwanis Club to create an adoption exhibit in conjunction with "Why Not Me?," a Texas campaign to raise awareness about the adoption needs of older foster care children. Source: Longview (TX) News-Journal

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In honor of November being National Adoption Month, and November 15th being National Adoption Day, the Dave Thomas Foundation has developed a Foster Care Adoption Awareness Toolkit.

"[The kit] offers free suggestions and resources to promote foster care adoption awareness, including A Child is Waiting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption. This year's toolkit also features a special post-adoption section sponsored by Jockey International's Jockey Being Family initiative."

The free kit can be downloaded at www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org. More than 129,000 of the children in the U.S. foster care system are available for adoption. Some of these children will wait as long as five years before being adopted. Source: PR Newswire

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The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, public library is currently hosting a photo exhibit designed to promote area adoption and foster care opportunities.

"The Heart Gallery is a project that raises awareness of the need for adoptive and foster parents. The display features photos of about 20 Summit County [OH] children who are waiting to be adopted."

The exhibit will be at the library on Third Street through the end of October. Source: Ohio.com

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On June 28, nearly 130 families from California's Santa Clarita Valley participated in "Walk Your Talk" charity walk and family festival. The annual event raises awareness and support for Child SHARE, a faith-based organization that helps families provide permanent homes for foster and adoptive children.

"The goal of the event was to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families, while giving thanks to the families of the Santa Clarita Valley who have brought foster children into their lives."

The mile-long walk took participants from the Canyon Country church to the intersection of Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road. Among the participants were Jim and Michelle Riley, a couple whose recent adoption was prompted by a billboard advertisement they'd seen for Child SHARE. Source: The Signal

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On a Saturday in June, the parking lot of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, was filled with Disney-themed rides and games. Celebrations like this are far from rare, but this event was unique in one special way: Most of the children who were enjoying the rides were available for adoption.

"In between rigging a game so that every participant could win, Pat Page, director of the Children and Family Services Division .... said the picnic is a way for the children to meet people interested in adoption in an informal setting."

A similar event in 2007 resulted in three or four adoptions, and organizers said they were hoping for more this year. In addition to encourage actual adoption, the event serves to raise awareness about the need for adoptive parents in Arkansas. Source: NWA News

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On Saturday, April 5, the Monmouth/Ocean County Adoptive Families Support Group held its second annual adoption expo. The event drew a sizable crowd as adoptive families from around the county met and shared stories.

"Heather Malvica, 33, of Matawan said she adopted her 3-year-old daughter, Kate, from China. She also has a biological 18-month-old son, Michael, with her husband, Rich... 'We had decided to adopt, and my heart was drawn to China. So I started the process in October 2004...'"

She and her husband were matched with Kate in February 2006, when Kate was 15 months old. The Malvicas, and other families at the expo, are strong advocates for international adoption. Source: APP.com.

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The National Council for Adoption has launched a new campaign aimed at raising awareness of and promoting adoption as a positive, loving option for birthmothers. Floyd & Partners Integrated Brand Communications developed the campaign, which includes radio and television spots, along with outdoor media for billboards.

"We want to increase public understanding and awareness of adoption and create a more pro-adoption culture in which everyone, including women facing unplanned pregnancies, can consider adoption freely without fear, bias, or misunderstanding."

The campaign's theme is "Sometimes choosing adoption is being a good mother," and all of the ads direct readers to the accompanying Web site iChooseAdoption.org. Read more at PRNewswire.com.

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Homecoming Adoption, Inc, an adoption agency run by attorneys in Orlando, Florida, is under investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. The agency has had several complaints filed against it in the last three years, and some of the couples who filed them are speaking out publicly, in hopes of warning other potential adoptive families.

"'We are not sure where our money (has gone) and how much of it has been used,' David Daynes said. 'When we call the agency and say we want to find out when you paid the people in Guatemala and how much you paid them, they don't answer our questions.'"

Attorney Shane DeBoar of the DCF says the company has been playing a "shell game" to try and avoid investigation. In 2006, Homecoming Adoptions had its adoption license revoked. Read more at Local6.com.

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"Juno," the warm-hearted comedy about a pregnant teenager who chooses to place her child for adoption, is receiving less-than-warm responses from people in the adoption community. Their primary concern is that movie implies adoption is an easy, only mildly sad decision for the biological mother.

"'[Juno] gives the impression that one can hand a baby off to strangers, have a few tears at the time the baby is born, and then the next day get on with your life as if nothing happened. That is of great, great concern to me,' says Mirah Riben, a board member at Origins-USA, a national organization for birth mothers, or women who place their children for adoption."

Though biological mothers admit that the movie has positive points, they almost unanimously agreed that it oversimplifies the very difficult and often painful process of choosing an adoptive family for your baby. Read more at Sun-Sentinel.com.

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Two years ago, Indiana introduced a new adoption marketing program that resulted in a dramatic increase in adoptions of troubled children. Now the state intends to add another $4 million program to its existing efforts.

"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."

One of the goals of this new campaign is to decrease the number of foster care children who, when they turn 18, "age out" of the system without having a permanent home. Read more at IndyStart.com.

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With the Olympics taking place in China this year, many adoption agencies thought now was a great time to arrange for families with adopted Chinese children to pay a return visit to the country. They could re-introduce their children to Chinese culture and experience the Olympics at the same time. Unfortunately, extremely inflated costs have stopped most families from making the trip.

"[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."

As an alternative, Our Chinese Daughters Foundation organized an event of its own, complete with a live satellite feed of the Beijing opening ceremonies. At a cost of just $375 to $675 for one adult and one child, it's far more realistic for more families.

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With the Olympics taking place in China this year, many adoption agencies thought now was a great time to arrange for families with adopted Chinese children to pay a return visit to the country. They could re-introduce their children to Chinese culture and experience the Olympics at the same time. Unfortunately, extremely inflated costs have stopped most families from making the trip.

"[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."

As an alternative, Our Chinese Daughters Foundation organized an event of its own, complete with a live satellite feed of the Beijing opening ceremonies. At a cost of just $375 to $675 for one adult and one child, it's far more realistic for more families.

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The Greenville, South Carolina news recently ran a story about Dakota Massullo, a young girl in foster care who was available for adoption. Her story helped raise awareness about and interest in adopting kids in the foster care system.

"'We got over 600 hits [to the website],' said J. Lynne Wilson Jenkins, president of the nonprofit organization that partners with agencies, attorneys and support groups to promote community awareness and provide families with training and support."

Dakota, adopted at age eight, first entered the foster care system when she was just three-years-old. Though she has been adopted into a loving family, there are currently 1,600 other children in the South Carolina foster care system that are eligible for adoption.

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In honor of Michigan Adoption Day on November 20th, seven families agreed to open their court proceedings to the public. Macomb County adoption supervisor Mike Hester said he hoped the open proceedings would draw attention to the needs of the more than 4,000 Michigan children that are currently waiting to be adopted.

"Prior to the proceedings, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan presented a resolution from the high court commemorating the event. 'In Michigan, we don't want to rest until every child who needs a home has a home,' she said."

Family members and social workers attended the proceedings, offering their support to the adoptive parents.

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Monday, November 19th is National Adoption Day; a day specially designated to raise awareness about the more than 114,000 children who reside in the foster care system, several hundred of which are available for adoption every year.

"For the last eight years, National Adoption Day has made the dreams of thousands of children come true by working with courts, judges, attorneys, adoption professionals, child welfare agencies and advocates to finalize adoptions and find permanent, loving homes for children in state protective custody."

This will be only the second year that National Adoption Day is celebrated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Last year, more than 250 events were planned and over 3,300 adoptions were finalized.

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Randy Parker, executive director of Richland County (Ohio) Children Services says he'd like to see more local couples consider domestic adoption before looking internationally. With all the recent attention surrounding international adoptions by people like Angelina Jolie, domestic adoption has taken a back seat.

"'Anytime you can give a child a better life, I'm all for that,' [Roy] Shoulders said. 'I'm not opposed to international adoptions; I don't have any qualms with it. But because of the need in this country, I would love for us to take care of our own first.'"

Parker says there are currently 18 youngsters in Richland County that need an adoptive family. Roy Shoulders was adopted by a local family when he was just three weeks old. He's now the boys' basketball coach at St. Peter's high school in Mansfield, Ohio. Read more at MansfieldNewsJournal.com.
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In 1975, President Ford authorized a program called Operation Babylift, which evacuated 4,000 orphans from South Vietnam. About 2,500 of those children were adopted by U.S. families and several of them gathered together in Grand Rapids, Michigan to honor the late president by posthumously awarding him the Heather Constance Noone Memorial Award for extraordinary actions.

"Ford's son, Steven, was touched by the ceremony, in which a painting of Ford cradling an infant was presented to the museum."

Steven also accepted the Memorial award on his father's behalf.

Read more at MLive.com.

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In 1975, President Ford authorized a program called Operation Babylift, which evacuated 4,000 orphans from South Vietnam. About 2,500 of those children were adopted by U.S. families and several of them gathered together in Grand Rapids, Michigan to honor the late president by posthumously awarding him the Heather Constance Noone Memorial Award for extraordinary actions.

"Ford's son, Steven, was touched by the ceremony, in which a painting of Ford cradling an infant was presented to the museum."

Steven also accepted the Memorial award on his father's behalf.

Read more at MLive.com.

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The Center for Children and Families in Louisiana yesterday officially opened its "Heart Gallery", which showcases the portraits of 26 local children who are available for adoption through the Office of Community Services.

"The goal of the gallery is to 'elicit support for and interest in the lives of these children and ultimately find each child and sibling group a forever family,' [Erin] Stokes said. 'This gallery will be ongoing, moving from venue to venue, and as long as we have children here who have not been adopted, we will keep moving,' Stokes said."

Heart Galleries in other communities have been shown to increase adoption rates by as much as 40 percent. The Louisiana Center for Children and Families is hoping for similar results. Professional photographers donated their time to take both portrait and candid pictures of the children. Read more online.

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Annette Baran was a clinical social worker who, in 1978, published the book that many consider the catalyst for a movement toward open adoptions.

Baran, who challenged conventional mindsets regarding adoption, died July 11 at the age of 83,

“As time went on, she also encountered many adoptees searching for their birth mothers who were in psychological pain, said Betty Jean Litton, an adoption reform advocate… Moved to crusade for open adoption, Baran joined a novel research project started by a University of California – Los Angeles psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Sorosky, who noticed that his patients who had been adopted tended to have identity problems.” [Source: The Los Angeles Times]

Baran’s book, The Adoption Triangle, was a result of that UCLA study, and was instrumental in shaping people’s understanding of open adoption.
 

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June 12 marked the beginning of the first annual Connecticut Department of Children and Families Family Fun Day. The two-day event featured guest speakers, a petting zoo, face painting and a fire truck.

“Event organizer Yvette Newton… said she and her agency colleagues were thrilled with the turnout… ‘We had approximately 250-3000 attendees with an impressive number of those expressing interest in learning more about foster care or adoption,’ she said.” [Source: The Newton (CT) Bee]

The event was sponsored by the Stony Hill Four Corners business organizations and held at the Hawleyville Santosha Center for Yoga and Health. Ms. Newton and her colleagues plan to make this a recurring event.

 

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Now that Michael Whitney has raised his two adopted sons, who are grown and off on their own, Michael has taken it upon himself to advocate for children who still need permanent homes. He has become a volunteer spokesman for Children Awaiting Parents.

Children Awaiting Parents recruits foster and adoptive families for children in the United States who have waited the longest to find permanent families. There are more than 120,000 children in America’s foster care system waiting for permanent homes, according to the organization’s Web site. [Source: Seacoast Online]

Whitney and his wife adopted their own sons through Children Awaiting Adoption, after spending thousands of dollars on unfruitful attempts to adopt internationally. Whitney believes so much in the importance of providing homes for kids who have none that’s he’s in the process of adopting two more children through Children Awaiting Parents.

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Regular listeners of National Public Radio (NPR) recognize Scott Simon as the voice of NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” but he’s much more than that. Among other things, he’s an adoptive father who shares his experience in the book Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other.

Simon describes himself as skeptical of transcendence but as taking part in a miracle. "My wife and I," he says, "knew that Elise and Lina were our babies from the moment we received their postage-stamp portraits. Logically, I know that’s not possible. But I also know that’s how my heart, mind and body… reacted to their picture." [Source: Pasadena (CA) Star-News]

Simon also defends international adoptions, which some criticize as robbing children of their cultural identity. While culture and history are important, they are nothing – says Simon – compared to the overwhelming needs of children who will live and die in orphanages unless someone agrees to bring them home.

 

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About two percent of American children have been adopted. Some are adopted domestically, others are involved in international adoptions. Many of them are with families of a different race or ethnicity. A new film series from PBS explores the ups and downs of cross-cultural adoption.

“PBS’ P.O.V. this season offers a series of films that explore the phenomenon, ‘At the Intersection of Identity, Race and Adoption.’ The very personal documentaries include one by Deann Borshay Liem, the acclaimed filmmaker of First Person Plural, her 2000 look at her efforts to reconcile her Korean-American Identity.” [Source: Wintson-Salem Journal]

The first installment of the series, Wo Ai Ni, Mommy, tells the story of Fang Sui Young, who was adopted into a Long Island home when she was eight-years-old. Check local listings for times and dates.

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Working Mothers magazine has released its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The list includes several large corporations and some small businesses. The amount of paid leave given to adoptive parents was included in the selection criteria.

“Pfizer, which has about 5,000 Connecticut employees, allows pregnant women to work the last three weeks before their due dates at home, and offers 15 weeks of paid maternity leave. Fathers and adoptive parents can take six paid weeks of leave…Lego…offers 13 paid weeks for one parent, two weeks for the other. Adoptions are eligible for a subsidy of $5,000.” [Source: Hartford (CT) Courant]

MetLife, Yale New Haven Hospital, and General Electric were included in the list as well.


 

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Across the country, adoption coalitions and other adoption advocates have started local Heart Galleries. Heart Gallery of America is an organization that helps promote adoption by creating art-exhibit-style events where prospective adoptive parents can learn about kids in their area who are available for adoption.

“A total of 119 portraits of 154 foster children looking for forever families will be on the walls in an art-exhibit-style gallery at the Renaissance Austin Hotel Thursday… The goal of the Heart Gallery of Central Texas is to gain interest in the lives of these children and ultimately find each child and sibling group a permanent home.” - Source: News 8 Austin

The Heart Gallery of Central Texas opens this Thursday, September 30. Tickets can be purchased at HeartGalleryTexas.com. Mini versions of the Heart Gallery will be on display at multiple locations across Central Texas through November.

 

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Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, recently released a book recounting his families experience with adoption. In Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other, Simon paints a picture of family life that is intense, heart-warming and real.

“One of the beautiful aspects of this book is that it explores this idea of belonging through adoption, without limiting the type of adoption. We see families that adopted infants domestically; families that adopted young children internationally; families of one color adopting children of another color; families that adopted their children’s children. The limitless power of love and inclusion.” - Source: Chicago Now

Simon and his wife adopted two little girls from China after they were unable to have biological children. He tells his family’s story, and the stories of so many others, in the hopes of encouraging others to consider adoption as well. And at a time when the media is telling so many negative stories, some good news is just what adoption advocates were hoping for.

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