Currently, there are 496,000 children in the U.S. foster care system and 130,000 of these children are waiting for families to adopt them. The majority of waiting children are of color with older African American boys waiting the longest for adoption.

Spanish-Language Effort:
The Adoption Spanish-language campaign first launched in April 2005 and also aims to raise awareness of the number of children waiting to be adopted. Among waiting children, 20% are Hispanic. New PSAs have been developed for the campaign that highlight special, yet everyday moments that families share together. The PSAs also showcase the benefits and fulfillment that Adoption through foster care can bring. The PSAs poignantly end with the tagline Complete a life, complete your own.

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Forever Family:How to become a foster parent. Log onto www.foreverfamily.net or call 1-888-365-FAMILY NOW! Adopt, Mentor, make a donation…

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The Children’s Shelter, a multi-service child serving agency, provides a continuum of care that includes Foster Care and Adoption services to individuals and families residing in San Antonio. Visit www.chshel.org

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Currently, there are 496,000 children in the U.S. foster care system and 130,000 of these children are waiting for families to adopt them. The majority of waiting children are of color with older African American boys waiting the longest for adoption.

The general market campaign launched in July 2004 with the goal of raising awareness of the significant number of children in this country waiting to be adopted. New PSAs have been developed as an extension of the highly successful initial campaign. These new, heartwarming PSAs illustrate that parents do not need to be perfect to become a parent to a teen from foster care. The PSAs take a look at some of the ordinary situations that parents experience everyday with their children, thus reinforcing the notion that it is these moments that really count. The public service ads end with the tagline, “You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. There are thousands of teens in foster care who would love to put up with you.

The PSAs direct audiences to visit www.adoptuskids.org orwww.adopte1.org (for information in Spanish) or call 1-888-200-4005 or 1-877-ADOPTE1 (to connect with Spanish-speaking staff) for important, accurate information about the foster care system and the Adoption process.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 9, 2009) Foster and adoptive parents and children gathered today for the annual Shelby County kickoff for National Adoption Month. Held at the Youth Villages Operations Center, the event included a display of more than 100 balloons, each one symbolizing a Shelby County child who is waiting for an adoptive family. Representatives from the Tennessee Department of Childrens Services and foster and adoption providers including AGAPE, Adoption Support Center, Bethany Christian Services, Camelot Care Center, Cathedral of Faith, Meritan, Porter Leath, Phoenix Homes, South Memphis Alliance, Wendys Wonderful Kids, West Tennessee Focus and Youth Villages participated in the kickoff. Entertainment was provided by the Booker T. Washington High School Gospel Choir, and adoptive parent Sherry Pioreck shared her story. The Rev. Ralph White of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church gave the invocation and closing prayer.

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Please consider fostering animals in need through your local animal shelter. The cats and kittens in this video are safe in a foster home until they are ready for Adoption. For information about fostering for the Genesee County Animal Shelter in Batavia NY contact Volunteers for Animals at vol4animals@yahoo.com.

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Domestic and International Adoption bring joy to thousands of families every year. If you’re considering Adoption, this new book from the editors and readers of “Adoptive Families” magazine will guide you through the adoption process and answer all your questions – even the most sensitive. “You Can Adopt!” Learn how.

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Ark of Hope For Children is thrilled to partner with country music artist Wayne Warner and his Melodical Hearts Foundation to promote foster care and U.S. adoption in 2008! “Project 50 Files” will benefit up to 50 high quality foster care/U.S. Adoption agencies; one from every state in the U.S. promoting high quality care for thousands of children across the nation. Blair Corbett & Wayne Warner

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http://www.faintstarlite.com/2010/04/our-foster-adoption-journey-step-1-getting-the-facts-going-to-an-informational-meeting/ We get a lot of questions so we decided to share our foster Adoption journey and provide basic information for families interested in learning more about adopting through foster care. Keep in mind, each state has its own rules so the info I share is specific to adopting in Wisconsin… although there is a lot of cross-over in most states.

Where are we currently at in the process? As of this video’s posting date we’re just finalizing our home study and will be eligible for placement next month.

Thanks to Johnson & Johnson’s Health Channel for sponsoring this video series! I met the director of their channel at a conference awhile back and I ended up telling him about our adoption plans. I reached out to him after deciding to make a series of videos + posts on the topic and J&J said they’d be happy to sponsor it.

Check ‘em out at: http://www.youtube.com/jnjhealth

If you’re looking for more resources on American adoption or about foster care, a great resource is AdoptUsKids.org – they have photolistings, adoption stories, and details about contacting your state’s adoption resource center.

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Bethany dad shares how God led him and his wife to Adoption and foster care.

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