Have a question you’d like to see answered by an adoption professional? Wishing there was a post about a certain adoption topic that you could share with friends and family? Want to share your own story with the adoption community? We want to hear from you!
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Nov
2015
Keeping the Faith – Sean, Susanne and Dylan’s Adoption Story
As we wrap up National Adoption Month, we would like to leave you with a beautiful story of how one adoptive family survived the wait and made it to their happily ever after. Susanne and her husband Sean adopted their little boy, Dylan, through American Adoptions in 2012. Now, Susanne has shared with us the story of their amazing journey into parenthood.
26
Nov
2015
Happy Thanksgiving from American Adoptions!
Here at American Adoptions, we are thankful for all of the adoptive families and birth parents who make our days so special. We hope you are celebrating today surrounded by loved ones!
23
Nov
2015
Q & A with Director of Social Services Jennifer Van Gundy
We want to bring you, our readers, into the day-to-day of our agency by sharing more about the people you get to work with through each phase of the process! In honor of National Adoption Month, we will be featuring two of our wonderful staff members. This week we’re featuring Jennifer Van Gundy, our Director of Social Services who has been with American Adoptions for 10 years and is an adoptee herself. Read on to learn more about her job at American Adoptions!
21
Nov
2015
Happy National Adoption Day!
Today is National Adoption Day, which is a great opportunity to shine the spotlight on adoption in your family. Falling on the Saturday before Thanksgiving every year, National Adoption Day was created as an occasion for courts to finalize adoptions of children in foster care, joining them with their forever families just in time for the holidays. In 2014 alone, 4,500 children had their adoptions finalized on National Adoption Day; since its inception in 2000, over 50,000 children have been helped through this holiday.
20
Nov
2015
Bad v Good Adoption Language [Infographic]
Many adoptive families struggle daily with those unfamiliar with adoption using insensitive adoption language. While it may seem innocent to an outsider, these negative adoption terms can have a lasting affect on adoptive families and especially adopted children. Our adoption language graphic promotes the use of positive adoption language that encourages a more accepting view of adoption.
19
Nov
2015
Make Adoptee Voices Heard: Support The Adopted Life Episodes Campaign!
Bryan and Angela Tucker, the creators of the documentary Closure, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their newest project, The Adopted Life Episodes. In the series, Angela will sit down with transracially adopted youth to bring awareness to a variety of complex issues. Now through the end of National Adoption Month, your donation to the Kickstarter campaign will help give viewers the rare opportunity to gain firsthand perspective from adoptees and let adopted youth know they are not alone.
19
Nov
2015
Open v Closed v Semi-Open Adoption [Infographic]
“Open adoption” is a well-known and often-used term when talking about adoption, but what does open adoption really mean? This infographic illustrates openness in adoption on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being fully closed and 10 being fully open.
18
Nov
2015
Adoption Process for Adoptive Families [Infographic]
Many families who are just beginning the adoption process become overwhelmed by the many steps and legal aspects of the adoption process, and it can be difficult for families to even understand where to start. This infographic takes you through the adoption process step by step.
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Nov
2015
Birth Mother Myths v Realities [Infographic]
It’s not uncommon for adoption newcomers to have preconceived notions about who a birth mom is, what her life is like and why she might be choosing adoption. Learn the truth about these brave and selfless women with our myth-busting infographic.