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14
Nov
2014

Closure, a Documentary About Adoption

IMG_7109--To help celebrate National Adoption Month, our staff purchased the rights to have a private viewing of the documentary, Closure.

Closure follows adult adoptee, Angela, as she seeks …

11
Nov
2014

Supporting Our Veterans!

 

Military Adoption SmallerToday, Veterans Day, we want to issue a special thank you to the men and women who serve and protect us in our armed forces! We …

9
Nov
2014

Promoting Adoption Through Media and Social Media

Adoption Social MediaSocial Media and Adoption

Social media has quickly become one of the most important ways to promote a cause or share something important – like …

5
Nov
2014

Adoption 101: Life for Adopted Children [Infographic]

As they consider adoption, many pregnant women wonder what life will be like for their adopted child.

A pregnant women gets to choose the path for their own adoption journey (see yesterday’s infographic!) and can select exactly the sort of family she’s looking for.

4
Nov
2014

Adoption 101: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? [Infographic]

Decades ago, domestic adoption did not provide as many opportunities for pregnant women to determine what their adoption plan should look like. Thankfully, adoptions today ensure that pregnant women are in the driver’s seat of their adoption journey.

Sometimes, it’s helpful to think of an …

31
Jul
2014

Q & A with an Adoption Specialist – When to Travel

Staff PhotosHello, my name is Megan Kautio, and I am the Assistant Executive Director of American Adoptions. I have worked with many birth mothers and adoptive families in my time here at American Adoptions and love …

11
May
2014

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!

Mother's Day and Birth Mother's DayAmerican Adoptions wishes you and yours a Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Whether you’re a birth mother, adoptive mother, first mother, forever mother or expectant …

27
Mar
2014

Continued Decline in International Adoption Numbers in 2013

The total number of international adoptions fell by 18 percent in 2013, to the lowest level since 1992, due in part to Russia’s ban on adoption by Americans and further declines in adoption from South Korea and Ethiopia.

According to the State Department, international adoptions …

30
Nov
2013

Wrapping Up Adoption Month 2013

As National Adoption Month 2013 comes to a close, we wanted to share this another short video from Olympian and Adoptee Aaron Parchem on the impact adoption has had on his life. You can more about Aaron’s adoption story in our post Opportunities of Adopted Children.