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I was eating Chick-Fil-A during my lunch break at work, and was reading the bag in which I received my food. Printed on the back was a short description of the various foundations that were started by Chick-Fil-A’s creator, Truett Cathy. I’ve always known the famous fast-food chain to be a “good” organization, but the ...

My niece just turned one. As the newest and youngest member of our family she is showered with love and affection, not only by her parents but also by the rest of her extended family. She is the apple of everyone’s eye in our family. She is blessed to have been born into a family ...

Leigh Anne Tuohy’s inspirational adoption story was portrayed with release of the box-office hit “The Blind Side”. The Tuohy family not only made the difference in the life of their adopted son and NFL super star Michael Oher, but their story has touched the hearts of people around the world. This summer, Leigh Anne Tuohy ...

Many times, prospective adoptive parents spend weeks or even months researching country programs, requirements, and agencies. Submitting an adoption application is the first big step when heading down the path to adoption. An adoption application may seem like a mere formality, but it is a very important tool in screening families to be sure that ...

In the world of adoption, numbers swirl like leaves that have fallen to the ground in autumn. The numbers are staggering and the innocent faces that lie beneath these numbers are heartbreaking. In the U.S. alone, statistics show 400,540 children are living without permanent and loving families. Worldwide, 17.8 million children have lost both parents. ...

In honor of May’s National Foster Care Month, Congressman John Lewis with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have reintroduced The Every Child Deserves a Family Act of 2013. This proposed legislation attempts to stop discrimination of foster and adoptive parents based on marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity by eliminating federal funding to those states and ...

You have dreamed of the child that you would like to add to your family, the one that will "fit" in, and complete the picture in your mind. You imagine how you will spend your days together and grow to love each other. Over time, the image becomes fixed in your mind. What happens when ...

We often hear that there are anywhere from 143,000,000 to 165,000,000 orphans living in our world. This number is astonishing. What do these numbers represent? These numbers are developed from attempting to account for children that have one or more parent absent and the child is often living with relatives, foster parents, in orphanages or ...

Six year old Etan Patz was sent to school May 25, 1979 – and was never seen again. After 22 years of searching for the missing boy, he was legally declared dead in 2001. In November of 2012 Pedro Hernandez was formally charged with Patz’s kidnaping and murder. This horrific incident happens all too often ...

All countries have children waiting to be adopted and in need of loving families. The sad reality is that many children who are considered special needs will never be placed with a family of their own. While the adoption community celebrates all families wishing to expand their families through international adoption of a child in ...

Often the orphan visa is one of the last items to complete your international adoption. However, it can be one of the most important and misunderstood if not done properly. If you are adopting from Nicaragua or adopting from Democratic Republic of Congo you will be requesting an orphan visa. If you are adopting from ...

"It is through interactions with others, especially parents, that children and youth gain insight regarding their racial heritage and learn to assume, resist, or negotiate the statuses associated with racial group membership. An important question is how parents of multiracial youth prepare them. . ." (Rollins and Hunter, 2013). How do you perceive the term ...

On Sunday families of all kinds celebrated Mother’s Day with food, and gifts, and time spent together. Brenda and Gary Gorman of Keller, Texas honored Mother’s Day by remembering their daughter Zia. The Gorman’s adopted their four year old daughter Zia from the Democratic Republic of Congo. After being matched with Zia they were informed ...