U.S. Senate Testimony — Review of U.S. Foreign Assistance for Children in Adversity
…his first family, a loving second family is promptly sought—with relatives or caring neighbors in-country if possible, and via international adoption when local options for permanent family aren’t available. When…
Getting Started
…to the right place. Isn’t adoption expensive? It can be but certainly doesn’t have to be. In almost every case, expenses associated with adoption from U.S. foster care (paperwork, training,…
Major Orphan Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate
…through kinship, domestic and international adoption. Streamlines the roles of U.S. Government agencies in adoptions so that they will be better partners with states, the faith-based community, and accredited adoption…
A Closer Look at the Decline in Inter-Country Adoption Numbers
…“A Crack Down on International Adoption.” Meanwhile, the National Council for Adoption today released a more scholarly analysis of what inter-country statistics look like across the world in “Global Trends…
Vital Resources for Struggling Adoptive and Foster Families
…through adoption. The nation’s largest adoption agency, Bethany Christian Services, reported that 57 percent of all of its adoption placements in 2012 were of children with special needs. When counting…
Citizenship for Adopted Kids Who Were Left Out
…homes through international adoption. Most profoundly, it contradicts the deep conviction shared by virtually all Americans that adoption is an act as real and permanent as a biological birth. If…