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John DeGarmo is an author, trainer, speaker and foster parent. He has written a guide to aid foster parents. For info on his book or to visit his website, click here.
John DeGarmo is an author, trainer, speaker and foster parent. He has written a guide to aid foster parents. For info on his book or to visit his website, click here.
Children are more than just statistics, but the numbers are staggering. Approximately 104,000 children are waiting to be adopted from the US Foster Care system. They are ready and available for parents. They are simply waiting. They are about evenly divided by gender and race. Their average age is 8 years, but 40% are under the age… (Read More)
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM). NAM draws attention to the urgent need for permanent families for the more than 102,000 children and youth waiting for adoption. To help promote this important message, Adoption Learning Partners offering several of their most popular and educational adoption resources to professionals, parents, adopted individuals, and the… (Read More)
Each family must look at themselves and their resources in making the decision. If cost savings is your primary reason, most families I interviewed did not save much money by adopting two at once. You can take the adoption tax credit for both, but depending on how much taxes you pay, you may not be… (Read More)
Public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring characters from the new film The Boxtrolls are appearing on participating television and radio stations. The PSAs direct audiences to visit theAdoptUSKids website or call our toll-free number to receive current, accurate information about the foster care system and the adoption process. The Boxtrolls is a family-event movie from LAIKA, the creators of the… (Read More)
Movie presentation of The Dark Matter of Love An eleven year old Russian girl learns to love her adoptive American family through a scientific intervention. The film tells the story of three of the last Russian children, Masha (11) and Marcel and Vadim (5), able to be adopted into an American family before Russian President Vladimir… (Read More)
Most of us didn’t go into adoption expecting to parent a child with significant attachment issues or Reactive Attachment Disorder. Even if we adopted an older child who experienced abuse or neglect, or a child from foster care, or a child from one of the many understaffed and underfunded orphanages throughout the world, we didn’t… (Read More)
• Grief and Loss: All children who enter foster care experience grief and loss due to the separation from their biological family. This happens whether or not the child has an abusive or neglectful background. It happens even to babies, who have had nine months in utero to get used to the sounds and rhythms… (Read More)
Ever wonder what route to adoption is best for you? Should you adopt an infant? What about International adoption? Maybe Foster Care? Check out these overviews of the 3 routes to see which is right for you: The 3 routes to adoption
In 2012 in the United States, 23,439 children in foster care turned 18 and were “emancipated” or “aged out.” In simple terms, most of them were put out into the world on their own without housing, financial assistance or emotional support. Take Adrian, now 27. After being placed into foster care at 6 because of… (Read More)