Alyssa Rohrbaugh is our new Search Angel for the state of Pennsylvania. She has many resources to help searchers. If you are looking for someone ask a Search ... Read More

A growing list of famous people who were once foster children. Charlotte Ayanna - Miss Teen USA (While in Foster Care!), Actress, and Author Billy Mills - Olympic Athlete Ice T - ... Read More

Several events have been added for the month of September. There is a wide range of areas covered. Check to see if there is an adoption event of ... Read More

Diagnosis, Diseases, and Conditions - Part of parenting children - whether foster children or adoptive children - is taking care of sickness. Here is a handy glossary of often dealt ... Read More

"Imagine there is a wall. Enormously high and dangerously slick, it is impossible to scale. Its foundation is barbed deep into the ground beneath it, so attempting to tunnel under the ... Read More

7 adopted children were abandoned in Nigeria last October when their adoptive mother dropped them off with a relative of her fiancé. After tuition ran out for school and ... Read More

Guest author, Bryony Lake, brings us two great articles, Model Open Records Legislation and The Charter of Adoptee Rights. Both of these articles can be used to help ... Read More

I have two new book reviews over a great new book about life in a group home. "The Last Chance Texaco" is a well written, fictional book with strong ... Read More

How should your new foster child answer questions about being in foster care? What should your adopted child do about the school bully making fun of the fact that ... Read More

This is a headline from a Florida newspaper a few days ago. Many foster children aging out of the system at 18 end up on the streets. According ... Read More

We all need a break now and then. It's especially beneficial for foster families to get away and relax for a weekend or so, and give their children time ... Read More

Here you will find a listing of several polls each asking a different question, focused on different topics, and aimed at different members of the triad. Polls can be ... Read More

Natural mother, Bryony Lake, argues for the opening of adoption records for both adoptees as well as birth/first mothers. Also, see The History of Open Adoption.

So have you studied up on the Olympian Adoptees? Are you ready to test your memory? Go for it! Try to win that Gold Medal!!! If ... Read More

New events for August and September have been added to our events calendar. These events include information sessions for international adoption as well as training on the life long ... Read More

The home study is one of the major preparation pieces of the adoption journey. What does the home study include? What are some things to consider before beginning ... Read More

For information on adoption and breastfeeding see the following list of links - Parenting Newborns. For more information on breast feeding and breast pump reviews see these links from Baby Products ... Read More