2020
3 Powerful Lessons Foster Care Has Taught Me
Adoption, foster care, and advocacy were not part of Jami’s dreams for her life, but God changed her heart when He made her aware, and she is passionate about helping others become aware too! She and her husband Clint are parents to their seven children (five through adoption).
2020
Adoptive Siblings: The Invisible Family Members
My life changed completely when adoption became part of my story. Adoption encouraged me to become more empathetic, compassionate, understanding, and mature.
2020
Can I Adopt a Baby From Foster Care
In May, we recognized National Foster Care Awareness Month. In the same breath, we advocate for children in foster care who wait for adoptive families.
2020
For Couples Who Adopt: How to Keep Your Relationship Strong
One of the first important conversations we had as newlyweds centered around the topic of children. We wanted to understand …
2020
The Birth Certificate
Birth Certificates. We all have one. Yours is probably stored away in a filing cabinet or a safety deposit box, and for most of us we don’t think about it.
2020
Becoming Omma
When he was placed on my chest tears dropped from my eyes. His fingers were long, his black hair was thick, his lips …
2020
2019 Adoption Tax Credit FAQs
NCFA has been a strong advocate of the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC) since its inception, because it is a fiscally responsible way to help more American families who want to provide a permanent, loving home to children in the U.S. and around the world.
2020
Adoption in the Age of COVID-19
Walking into the hospital for my job in the last month has been a surreal experience. I imagined that it would be chaotic like the images on television. But instead everything was eerily quiet.
2020
Medical Issues in Adopted Children
Now more than ever, adoption agency personnel are being asked to help parents understand pediatric medical and mental health complexities. Whether children are adopted internationally, adopted domestically as newborns, or adopted from foster care,
2019
Silence
The first year of my son’s life we saw his birth family almost every single month. I loved getting to know them and I hope and pray that seeing him was a good thing for their hearts.