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When people start to talk about adoption and making decisions about building their family that way, one of the conversations that come to the forefront is the costs that come with adopting. Adoption costs and creating a budget are important facets of the process and is one that many people have questions about when they … Adoption Budgeting:
According to Adoption Network, around 140,000 children are adopted each year in the United States. Though there are no definite statistics on how many couples are waiting to adopt, it is thought that there is no shortage on Americans hoping to adopt and that there are potentially one to two million couples waiting to be … The Benefits of Adoption
You are invited to participate in a FREE Trauma-informed workshop presented by Foundations Health & Wholeness, Brown County Health & Human Services in collaboration with Brown County United Way, Howe Community Resource Center & MediCoping LLC. The training series will provide information and tools to help recognize and respond to behaviors that result from … Registration is Open | 2019 Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Parents & Professionals
Many of us imagine adopted kids living their whole childhoods not knowing that the people who raised them aren’t their biological parents. TV and movies often portray a dramatic scene where the parent tells the child the truth about their adoption and the child loses a sense of their identity and feels betrayed by their … Week 3 | What It’s Like Being Adopted
The average child in foster care is in 2nd grade–a time when they are learning how to add and subtract hundreds, what shape a can of soup is, how to write a basic story, etc (Harvey). Now imagine that child not being able to live with their parents, moving in with a relative or even … Week 2: Living in Foster Care
On any given day, over 442,000 children are living in foster care across the country, many of whom are awaiting adoption by a loving, caring family. It is the goal of every child welfare agency to find a permanent placement for each child in foster care, but each year, approximately 20,000 youth exit the foster … Adoption Opportunities Program
Adoption has always been a strange topic of discussion in American culture. On one hand, 60% of Americans have some form of personal experience with adoption, and yet tens of millions of Americans know very little about it (Adoption Network). Adoption has always had a community around it, made up of adoptive families, agencies, children, and … Adoption By The Numbers
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Family Photo Contest and our Children’s Family Drawing Contest! Our winners for the photo contest will receive a gift card and the drawings will be featured in some of our agency’s outreach materials! … Congratulations to our winners!
Vote for your favorite entry on Facebook by Wednesday, January 9th! It’s contest time, and Adoption Choice, Inc. needs your help! Cast your Vote by LIKING your favorite entry for ACI’s Family Photo Contest. LIKE your favorite entry below as the winner will be announced Wednesday, January 9th, 2019. Get your vote in today!
June 2 @ 10:00 Am – 1:00 pm A three-hour workshop presented by Adoption Wellness; encouraging adoption exploration in a safe space and supported by an adoption competent clinician and transracial adult-adoptee. What: This workshop is developed for and by adopted individuals. The tween years can be a critical period for any youth with regard to developmental milestones, emotional … Connected Through Adoption: Tween Edition