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Giving to the “Cause of the Fatherless” Up
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) this week released its annual “State of Giving Report,” which explores giving trends for Evangelical ministries. The report finds that, despite the major...
IRS Issues New Guidance on Adoption Tax Credit
In July, a friend of the Alliance reached out to ask us if we could help them sort through the vagaries of the recently-enhanced adoption tax credit. Although it was...
The Wall Street Journal on the Christian Orphan Movement
The Wall Street Journal on Friday carried an amazing article on the Christian orphan movement. Its central thesis echoed the thrilling truth frequently noted on this blog: much like the...
30,000 Orphans Sent Back to Russian Orphanages
News outlets are carrying the troubling report that one of every three children adopted by Russian families from Russian orphanages in the past three years have been returned to state...
The Post-Placement Journey
This week the Alliance hosted the Post Placement Journey webinar. Dr. Karyn Purvis and Amy Monroe provided practical insights and resources to equip adoption and foster care ministries to help...
NY Times on Haiti Adoptions: Missing the Bigger Story
Yesterday’s NY Times article on U.S. adoptions from Haiti was a mixed bag. (My letter to the editor of the NY Times is below). The article did raise many of...