Enjoy the various guest posts from everyone within the adoption triad (adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents). Bookmark the website, as there will be a new post every day in November.
30 Adoption Portraits - 2013
As many of you may already know, last Sunday was Orphan Sunday. Churches all over America spent time praying for the orphan crisis and bringing awareness to the plight of over 140 million children around the globe – not to mention the nearly 400,000 children in US foster care waiting to be adopted, ranging in age from less than one-year-old to 21 years of age.
Meet these children on the AdoptUSKids website
Did you know? You don't have to work in child welfare or adopt a child to help children in foster care. Find out how you can put your talents to work.
AdoptUSKids How to Help
Have you ever considered adopting a child from foster care? Get inspired by the stories of real adoptive families.
Family Stories
Has your State issued a National Adoption Month proclamation?
View the NAM proclamations here
RESOURCES:
The mission of Reece’s Rainbow is to advocate and find families for orphans with Down syndrome and other special needs by raising funds for adoption grants and promoting awareness through an online community, media communications, and other events.
http://reecesrainbow.org/
Ordinary Hero is nonprofit child advocacy organization. Their mission is to provide ways for ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference in the life of a child in need, through adoption, missions, or local outreach.
http://www.ordinaryhero.org
Just Love Coffee was started by an adoptive father as way to help families bring their children home. Families can apply to set up their own ‘store’ and receive $5 for every bag of coffee sold. Just Love Coffee also donates a portion of their profit to an orphanage in Ethiopia.
http://www.justlovecoffee.com/
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