Jan

2024

Learn About Famous Adoptees

It’s always fun to learn that you have something in common with a celebrity or notable figure.

Below, you’ll find Steve Jobs’ famous 2005 Commencement Speech at Stanford University, in which he talks about his own adoption.

To learn more about famous adopted children, …

Dec

2023

Are You Ready to Move from Infertility to Adoption?

It’s estimated that 1 in 6 couples get diagnosed with infertility every year and that more than 7 million American women are affected by infertility issues. Many of these couples experience successful fertility treatments, while others pursue medical intervention without success before turning to adoption. Still others know …

Feb

2017

26 Years of Creating Families with American Adoptions

In honor of American Adoptions’ 26th Anniversary, we wanted to share with you something special we put together over the past year…

Dec

2016

5 Lessons ‘This is Us’ Teaches Us About Adoption

“This is Us,” an NBC show about a blended family told in different timelines, is arguably this fall season’s breakout hit. Focusing on three siblings — two twins and their adopted brother — coping with different crises at the age of 36, it’s quickly become a favorite for its honest portrayal of race, class, gender and body size.

One of the biggest storylines revolves around Randall, who was adopted by his parents from the hospital in the 1980s after his adoptive parents lost one of their triplets during childbirth. As an African-American in a white, middle-class family, he struggles to find his identity after he reconnects with his long-lost birth father.

The show is a great resource for adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees alike, educating viewers about adoption and the struggles all parties experience during their lifelong adoption journey. Although Randall was adopted in the 1980s in a closed adoption (rare today), many of his and his parents’ challenges will resonate with those affected by adoption.

Dec

2014

Watch “Home for the Holidays” Tonight!

Tune in tonight, December 19th at 9 p.m. ET to catch the 16th Annual “A Home for the Holidays” TV special on CBS! The special features uplifting stories about families who have adopted from foster care in order to raise awareness of this important social issue, as well …

Dec

2014

ShowPro Media Wins Awards

ShowPro Media, with whom we’ve had a longtime relationship for adoptive family video profiles and educational videos, won several awards for its work last month.

The video team was awarded four 2014 …

Dec

2014

Giving Tuesday and Holiday Gifts with Heart

Now that Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and passed, it’s time to recognize a season of giving starting with Giving Tuesday!

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Nov

2014

Happy National Adoption Day!

Today is National Adoption Day, which grew from the grassroots efforts of adoption professionals, adoptive families, law firms, state foster care agencies, child advocates and courts. Since it began in 2000, almost 50,000 children have had their adoptions finalized on National Adoption Day in courts …

Nov

2014

What’s Your Adoption Song?

One way YOU can spread National Adoption Month awareness is to call a local radio station and ask them to play an adoption song in honor of national adoption month. What song would you request?

Just a few weeks ago, Adoptive Mom Stephanie shared how her …

Nov

2014

Closure, a Documentary About Adoption

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 …

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