Tag Archives: Adoption

Adoption By The Numbers

  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… (Read More)

ACI Family Photo Contest:

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!

How You Can Help Save International Adoptions and Solve the U.S. International Adoption Crisis

International Adoptions Are Down 81%    International adoption may completely end by 2022 if we don’t act NOW! “Congress passed the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption believing that that this action would pave the way for a more ethical, transparent and streamlined process for inter-country adoption… Sadly, several years later, it is clear that this decision… (Read More)

Adoption Wellness Presents:

You’re Invited …   “An Evening With Adoptees” a panel of adults who were adopted, as babies/children will share their stories and take questions from the audience. Pre-adoptive parents, Adoptive Parents, Adoption Professionals, Medical Professionals, Legal Professionals, Educators, and those whose lives are touched by adoption; personally or professionally.  *This workshop offers two credit hours… (Read More)

Adoption Choice, Inc. receives special gift from 5th grade students

  On May 24, 2017, Assistant Director, Beth Garbe, was invited to come to Chappell Elementary School in Green Bay to receive a special gift. Fifth grade teacher, Kelly Hohman, greeted them along with a group of students. These students had chosen to research the topic of adoption for their exhibition project.  Without any assistance, these… (Read More)

Adoption Grants Available for Adoptive Parents

  Adoption Grants Adoption Choice, Inc. is pleased to announce we are now able to offer adoption grants to families who are working with Adoption Choice, Inc. and have an approved home study!  These funds will be distributed to families who need assistance funding a portion of their adoption. Families pursuing domestic or international adoption are… (Read More)

Victory! Wisconsin Court Orders Accurate Birth Certificates for Children of Same-Sex Spouses

Taken from Lambda Legal at www.lambdalegal.org Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that the state of Wisconsin must issue accurate birth certificates listing both parents for the children of married same-sex couples, including the son of Lambda Legal clients Chelsea and Jessamy Torres, a married lesbian couple. “We are… (Read More)

FACE-Kids Adoptee Group

Are you an adoptee interested in learning how to… • explore your identity? • understand race and ethnicity? • hear from other adoptees’ experiences? • navigate the relationship between yourself and others? • respond to racism, discrimination or stereotypes? • make sense of different emotions related to adoption? • talk about adoption with your friends… (Read More)

Exciting Training for Adoptive Families and Adoptees!

The 31st OURS Through Adoption Conference! The 31st Annual OURS Through Adoption Conference is coming up! This is an event that is open for all prospective and post adoptive parents as well as children between the ages of 9-18. The OURS Through Adoption Conference is on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from 8:00am to 1:00pm. It… (Read More)