Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Adoption

A Love Like No Other

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:39:02 -0500

Transcript of live chat (2/8/2006)

This provocative collection of 20 essays by adoptive parents about their widely varying experiences was edited by Pamela Kruger and Jill Smolowe. (Publisher: Riverhead, 2005) Kruger and Smolowe join us for a discussion of the book—and some of the authors will also chime in to answer your questions.

An Adoptee Embraces Her Uniqueness

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:20:19 -0600

Althea Izawa-Hayden, a former Connect for Kids intern, wrote about what her Korean heritage means to her in this article, reprinted with permission from Adoption Today magazine.

National Adoption Month

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:34:32 -0600

Start: Nov 1 2006 - 12:01am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+4

National Adoption Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the 129,000 children in foster care nationwide waiting for permanent families. Recruitment efforts are highlighted throughout the National Adoption Month website to encourage America's families to "answer the call" to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of our children.

Capital Region Adoption and Foster Care Consortium

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:56:02 -0500

The mission of this organization is to find and support foster and adoptive families, and to educate communities of the Capital Region of New York State about the need for foster and adoptive homes.

Adopting, and Adjusting

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:36:43 -0500

Adoption is a fundamental, life-altering event for everyone involved. But many adoptive parents are still surprised to find their joy mixed with sadness and uncertainty. Ninotchka Beavers talked with some experts about what some are calling Post Adoption Depression.

Great Idea, Great Results

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:32:52 -0500

A family court judge and an attorney, chatting outside an LA courthouse during a fire drill, came up with an idea that has changed thousands of children's lives: National Adoption Saturday. Cecilia Garcia looks at the history of the day, which falls this year on November 20th.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:29:01 -0500

The redesigned Adoption Information Clearinghouse Web site has easy access to state contact information.

Should I Let My Guardian Angel Adopt Me?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:25:13 -0500

Teenagers in foster care recently shared their opinions on being adopted with Youth Communication's Represent magazine. In this reprint, Taheerah Mahdi gives us a peek inside her mind as she wrestled with her personal adoption decision.

Who Will Adopt the Foster Care Children Left Behind?

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:25:24 -0600

This Urban Institute report looks at the changing characteristics of parents who have adopted children from the foster care system to help agencies identify and recruit adoptive parents. Of the children adopted in 1999, 56 percent were adopted by foster parents and 20 percent by relatives--a radical shift in child welfare practice, since until recently foster parents and relatives were rarely given opportunities to adopt. Children still awaiting adoption tend to be closest in characteristics to the children adopted by relatives--older, male and black. Prospective adoptive parents who have no p

Adoptable, and Online

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:13 -0500

Over the last few years, the Internet has transformed the way adoption agencies and child welfare departments go about finding adoptive homes for children and groups of siblings. Kathleen Schuckel reports on how children, prospective parents and agencies feel about the change.

Preparing the Sibling-in-Waiting Before Adoption Occurs

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:54:41 -0500

For a child awaiting a new sibling, reality often replaces fantasy, especially when the new child has difficult behaviors that command parental attention. Here are some ideas and tips to help children

Talk Back: Readers Respond, January-February 2003

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:09:36 -0500

Stories on our site about the huge role electronic media play in kids' lives generated lots of responses over the past two months. And visitors were inspired to learn about individuals working to empower children—from a high school principal pushing young black men to achieve, to a fire chief in Alaska who has trained an all-girl team of emergency responders.

Finding Homes for Teens

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:29:14 -0500

More than one-quarter of the children in foster care are teenagers. Finding adoptive homes for these children isn't easy, but three adoption workers in Brooklyn, New York, have taken up the challenge by starting You Gotta Believe!, an agency that works exclusively with youth ages 10 and up. Rachel Blustain looks at how they do it.

Keeping Cultural Connections Alive

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:46:48 -0500

As growing numbers of families look to international adoption, formal and informal programs are springing up to help these families keep their children's cultural heritage alive. Connect for Kids' intern Althea Izawa-Hayden looks at how one Seattle family is taking steps to honor their children's Korean origins.

Adopt US Kids

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:31:21 -0600

The Web site provides a national database of children awaiting adoption and families approved to adopt. The AdoptUSKids website allows families to search for children and workers to search for families throughout the United States. The site also includes comprehensive adoption information for families and many features to assist social workers.