<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Adoption.com News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com</link><description>Adoption.com News</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:35:34 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:35:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Baby Chloe moves closer to adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-chloe-moves-closer-to-adoption</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-chloe-moves-closer-to-adoption</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[The little girl is now 3 months old. Authorities have been unable to locate her biological parents and have stopped looking for them, Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin said.- Houston Chronicle]]></description></item><item><title>Fictional 'Mothers' Reveal Facts Of A Painful Adoption Process</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fictional-mothers-reveal-facts-of-a-painful-adoption-process</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fictional-mothers-reveal-facts-of-a-painful-adoption-process</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[After years of trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to pursue a domestic open adoption. They were told they'd be matched within a year; it took four. And along the way they faced complicated decisions and heartbreak. : NPR]]></description></item><item><title>Summer Place Car Show wheels in for its 11th year</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/summer-place-car-show-wheels-in-for-its-11th-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:34:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/summer-place-car-show-wheels-in-for-its-11th-year</guid><author>AdoptionMedia</author><description><![CDATA[Jim Richardson founded the event as a way to raise money for his family's foundation, A Home for Every Child. The foundation, which raises money to help children in need of adoption, is one that is close to Richardson's heart just as his love for the 1950s is close to his roots. -  Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption journey ends happily for Quincy family</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-journey-ends-happily-for-quincy-family</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:29:06 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-journey-ends-happily-for-quincy-family</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The journey the Quincy couple went on to get their sons was long and often heartbreaking. -By Jamie Barrand|CheboyganNews.com]]></description></item><item><title>Recruiters try to make adoption matches</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/recruiters-try-to-make-adoption-matches</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:10:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/recruiters-try-to-make-adoption-matches</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Since state officials announced plans last spring to put $2.3 million in state and federal money into the effort, 24 additional Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters have been hired, and five more soon will be on the job, serving 55 of Ohio’s 88 counties. -By Rita Price, The Columbus Dispatch]]></description></item><item><title>Callie Mitchell adoption photo essay shows pain of giving up a baby</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/callie-mitchell-adoption-photo-essay-shows-pain-of-giving-up-a-baby</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:59:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/callie-mitchell-adoption-photo-essay-shows-pain-of-giving-up-a-baby</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The photo essay by Callie Mitchell, a 25 year-old photographer and student at the University of Iowa, titled "My Baby, Not My Child," tells her story of unplanned pregnancy and the emotional decision to place her baby for adoption. Source: MSN Now]]></description></item><item><title>Rural teens at high risk for pregnancy, analysis finds</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/rural-teens-at-high-risk-for-pregnancy-analysis-finds</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:37:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/rural-teens-at-high-risk-for-pregnancy-analysis-finds</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[First-of-its-kind analysis by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy shows that the teen birth rate in rural counties is nearly one-third higher than the rest of the nation. -By Michelle Healy, USA TODAY]]></description></item><item><title>Father should have been able to stop adoption, Nebraska high court rules</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/father-should-have-been-able-to-stop-adoption-nebraska-high-court-rules-1</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/father-should-have-been-able-to-stop-adoption-nebraska-high-court-rules-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Nebraska Supreme Court reverses the ruling of a lower court stating that the father should have been able to stop the baby's adoption, as he was intentionally misled about the birth of his child. -Associated Press]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption bills begin trek through Utah Legislature</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-bills-begin-trek-through-utah-legislature</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:43:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-bills-begin-trek-through-utah-legislature</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[HB214 aims to let those in unmarried or same-sex relationships adopt a partner’s child.  -By Brooke Adams|The Salt Lake Tribune]]></description></item><item><title>Push on to open up old birth certificates records</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/push-on-to-open-up-old-birth-certificates-records</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:21:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/push-on-to-open-up-old-birth-certificates-records</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Adoptee-rights advocates expect legislation to be introduced soon that would change a law that has long banned original birth-certificate access to thousands of Ohioans. -By Rita Price/The Columbus Dispatch]]></description></item><item><title>Home for Christmas: The Dotie siblings</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/home-for-christmas-the-dotie-siblings</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:47:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/home-for-christmas-the-dotie-siblings</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Three brothers and two sisters spend first Christmas with adoptive parents. -By Sara Machi/KTBS]]></description></item><item><title>Three Families Adopt 8 Children on Christmas Eve</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/three-families-adopt-8-children-on-christmas-eve</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:42:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/three-families-adopt-8-children-on-christmas-eve</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Christmas came a day early for three North Country families — and especially for eight young children who now have a true home. -Jeff Meyers/Press Republican]]></description></item><item><title>500 Children Adopted During National Adoption Month</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/500-children-adopted-during-national-adoption-month</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:55:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/500-children-adopted-during-national-adoption-month</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[More than 500 children from Pensacola to Miami were adopted during dozens of November celebrations of National Adoption Month.  Source: WCTV.tv]]></description></item><item><title>Colorado children find forever families during National Adoption Day</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/colorado-children-find-forever-families-during-national-adoption-day</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:11:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/colorado-children-find-forever-families-during-national-adoption-day</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA["Adoption isn't an event; it isn't a day; it's a promise you'll make over a lifetime," Chief Justice Michael Bender told guests before the hearings began.  -Story by Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post]]></description></item><item><title>Obama on National Adoption Month 2012</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/obama-on-national-adoption-month-2012</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:09:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/obama-on-national-adoption-month-2012</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A proclamation by the President of the United States of America.]]></description></item><item><title>National Adoption Day legalizes children and their "forever" families.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/national-adoption-day-legalizes-children-and-their-forever-families</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/national-adoption-day-legalizes-children-and-their-forever-families</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[National Adoption Day strives to raise awareness of the 100,000 children in foster care nationwide waiting to find loving "forever families." -By Carin Evans, Special to the Star-Telegram]]></description></item><item><title>Iowa KidsNet Celebrates National Adoption Month This November</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/iowa-kidsnet-celebrates-national-adoption-month-this-november</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:01:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/iowa-kidsnet-celebrates-national-adoption-month-this-november</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Iowa KidsNet is joining child welfare advocates and families across the country in celebrating November’s National Adoption Month. -WOWT/6News]]></description></item><item><title>Foster kids do equally well when adopted by gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/foster-kids-do-equally-well-when-adopted-by-gay-lesbian-or-heterosexual-parents</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/foster-kids-do-equally-well-when-adopted-by-gay-lesbian-or-heterosexual-parents</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[High-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when placed with gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents, UCLA psychologists report in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three groups of parents. -By Stuart Wolpert, UCLA Newsroom]]></description></item><item><title>Thousands of Adoptions Expected on National Adoption Day in November</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/thousands-of-adoptions-expected-on-national-adoption-day-in-november</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:54:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/thousands-of-adoptions-expected-on-national-adoption-day-in-november</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[This annual, one-day event makes the dreams of thousands of children come true by working with policymakers, practitioners and advocates to finalize adoptions, and to create and celebrate adoptive families. -PR Newswire / The Sacramento Bee]]></description></item><item><title>Southwest Airlines Named One Of America's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/southwest-airlines-named-one-of-americas-best-adoption-friendly-workplaces-1</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:18:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/southwest-airlines-named-one-of-americas-best-adoption-friendly-workplaces-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines was named as one of America's best adoption-friendly companies by the Dave Thomas foundation for adoption. -The Sacramento Bee]]></description></item><item><title>Triumph over tragedy: A young woman's adoption story</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/triumph-over-tragedy-a-young-womans-adoption-story</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:42:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/triumph-over-tragedy-a-young-womans-adoption-story</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Christina Warfield was 14 the day she and her three siblings were taken from their parents’ home and placed into foster care. -By Meghan Millea|The Times-Reporter]]></description></item><item><title>From tragedy, a new Amish family is born</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/from-tragedy-a-new-amish-family-is-born-1</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/from-tragedy-a-new-amish-family-is-born-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The Amish aunt and uncle who last fall sold their Ohio home and moved to Jasper to care for the siblings officially adopted them in a quiet seven-minute hearing at the Steuben County Courthouse. -By Al Bruce/The Evening Tribune]]></description></item><item><title>Babies find a safe place to prosper</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/babies-find-a-safe-place-to-prosper</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:11:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/babies-find-a-safe-place-to-prosper</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Joe and Carol Hebert adopted Nicole after she was anonymously given up by her mother under Wisconsin's Safe Haven law. -Jon Swedien/Leader-Telegram]]></description></item><item><title>In the District, a same-sex couples adoption success story</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/in-the-district-a-same-sex-couples-adoption-success-story-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:21:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/in-the-district-a-same-sex-couples-adoption-success-story-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Forming a family:&#8201; A same-sex couple bring three children into their Capitol Hill home. -By Petula Dvorak/Washington Post]]></description></item><item><title>Time to drop barriers inhibiting cross-state adoptions</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/time-to-drop-barriers-inhibiting-cross-state-adoptions</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:03:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/time-to-drop-barriers-inhibiting-cross-state-adoptions</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The primary reason it is so hard to adopt across state lines is that the United States does not have a national adoption system. -Jeff Katz/The Washington Post]]></description></item><item><title>Grey's Anatomy's Shonda Rhimes Welcomes Baby No. 2</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/greys-anatomys-shonda-rhimes-welcomes-baby-no-2</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:09:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/greys-anatomys-shonda-rhimes-welcomes-baby-no-2</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes adopted a daughter named Emerson Pearl through a domestic adoption in February, Us Weekly reports.]]></description></item><item><title>Open Adoptions on the Rise</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/open-adoptions-on-the-rise</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:32:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/open-adoptions-on-the-rise</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Based on a survey of 100 adoption agencies, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute said in a report Wednesday that the new norm is for birthparents considering adoption to meet with prospective adoptive parents and pick the new family for their baby. -ABC News]]></description></item><item><title>Safe Haven laws protect children - MessengerNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - The Messenger</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/safe-haven-laws-protect-children-messengernewsnet-news-sports-jobs-community-info-the-messenger</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:02:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/safe-haven-laws-protect-children-messengernewsnet-news-sports-jobs-community-info-the-messenger</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The only time the parent or guardian is not immune from prosecution is if hospital staff discover signs of abuse.]]></description></item><item><title>N.J. Legislature OKs bill opening birth records of adopted adults - NorthJersey.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nj-legislature-oks-bill-opening-birth-records-of-adopted-adults-northjerseycom</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:40:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nj-legislature-oks-bill-opening-birth-records-of-adopted-adults-northjerseycom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The governor has an adopted sister - a fact the bill's advocates hope will make him more sympathetic to adopted people's concerns.]]></description></item><item><title>Fosters.com, Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fosterscom-dover-nh-rochester-nh-portsmouth-nh-laconia-nh-sanford-me-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:40:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fosterscom-dover-nh-rochester-nh-portsmouth-nh-laconia-nh-sanford-me-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, April 30, Birthmothers of New Hampshire celebrated Birthmother's Day.]]></description></item><item><title>Maryland Wedding Videographer</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/maryland-wedding-videographer</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:39:22 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/maryland-wedding-videographer</guid><author>psg</author><description><![CDATA[Professional maryland videographer provide service like  wedding video, corporate video & video production.  looking for experienced wedding videographer in maryland ! contact best maryland videographer for cheap wedding video packages.]]></description></item><item><title>Milford woman fights to open birth records in adoption cases - Connecticut Post</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/milford-woman-fights-to-open-birth-records-in-adoption-cases-connecticut-post-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:27:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/milford-woman-fights-to-open-birth-records-in-adoption-cases-connecticut-post-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The proposed bill would allow an adult adoptee born in Connecticut to get a copy of his or her original birth certificate.]]></description></item><item><title>Bucs center Jeff Faine, adopted at 7 days old, champions group home for teens - Orlando Sentinel</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bucs-center-jeff-faine-adopted-at-7-days-old-champions-group-home-for-teens-orlando-sentinel</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:13:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bucs-center-jeff-faine-adopted-at-7-days-old-champions-group-home-for-teens-orlando-sentinel</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Faine wants to build a house in Central Florida for kids who turn 18 but were never adopted.]]></description></item><item><title>Britain's most prolific surrogate mother gives birth to eighth child in 19 years  | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/britains-most-prolific-surrogate-mother-gives-birth-to-eighth-child-in-19-years-mail-online</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:41:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/britains-most-prolific-surrogate-mother-gives-birth-to-eighth-child-in-19-years-mail-online</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Miss Hawkins, who is single, will turn 46 later this month and insists that her age means her career as a surrogate mother is over.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption STAR Joins National Adoption Month 2010 Campaign to Increase the Number of Adoptions in Wes</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-star-joins-national-adoption-month-2010-campaign-to-increase-the-number-of-adoptions-in-wes</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:42:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-star-joins-national-adoption-month-2010-campaign-to-increase-the-number-of-adoptions-in-wes</guid><author>AdoptionSTAR</author><description><![CDATA[National Adoption Month is in November.  One agency celebrates throughout the month by providing a series of educational adoption workshops.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption STAR Hosts Several Events in November to Promote National Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-star-hosts-several-events-in-november-to-promote-national-adoption</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:42:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-star-hosts-several-events-in-november-to-promote-national-adoption</guid><author>AdoptionSTAR</author><description><![CDATA[National adoption month is celebrated with a number of special events.  November is a busy month at Adoption STAR.]]></description></item><item><title>National Adoptee Rights Group Travels To Kentucky to Free Adoption Records</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/national-adoptee-rights-group-travels-to-kentucky-to-free-adoption-records</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:01:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/national-adoptee-rights-group-travels-to-kentucky-to-free-adoption-records</guid><author>BabyGirlM1963</author><description><![CDATA[Louisville, KY - Wanting their civil rights restored , the Adoptee Rights Demonstration; http://www.adopteerights.net ;  adopted persons, their families and friends will be gathering in Louisville, Kentucky during the Annual Summit of National Conference of State Legislators.  The third annual  demonstration for the equal rights of adopted persons in the United States includes a public rally and march.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption: an answer to a couple's prayer | hattiesburgamerican.com | Hattiesburg American</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-an-answer-to-a-couples-prayer-hattiesburgamericancom-hattiesburg-american</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 21:47:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-an-answer-to-a-couples-prayer-hattiesburgamericancom-hattiesburg-american</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[In addition to providing free adoption services for the birth family, Bethany also offers pregnancy testing, counseling to pregnant mothers, foster care, instruction in developing parenting skills and embryonic donation services.]]></description></item><item><title>Ballot proposal would open Denver adoption records - The Denver Post</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ballot-proposal-would-open-denver-adoption-records-the-denver-post-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:14:53 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ballot-proposal-would-open-denver-adoption-records-the-denver-post-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The proposed ordinance states that if voters approve the measure, birth parents would have 180 days to file forms stating they did not wish to be contacted.]]></description></item><item><title>Maine Voices: St. Andre's Home marks70 years of helping pregnant women | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/maine-voices-st-andres-home-marks70-years-of-helping-pregnant-women-the-portland-press-herald-maine-sunday-telegram</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:14:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/maine-voices-st-andres-home-marks70-years-of-helping-pregnant-women-the-portland-press-herald-maine-sunday-telegram</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[In its first three decades of existence, the vast majority of St. Andre's patients placed their babies for adoption. To protect their privacy and anonymity, mothers were given pseudonyms.]]></description></item><item><title>Bill on adoption advances in Springfield - STLtoday.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bill-on-adoption-advances-in-springfield-stltodaycom</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:28:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bill-on-adoption-advances-in-springfield-stltodaycom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Feigenholtz's bill would allow adoptees to get a copy unless the birth mother chooses to keep her information private.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption: Finding the Right Agency and Attorney - ParentDish</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-finding-the-right-agency-and-attorney-parentdish</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-finding-the-right-agency-and-attorney-parentdish</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Agencies generally hold open houses on a regular basis, so that's a good start. Drop in to see how you feel about the organization.]]></description></item><item><title>N.J. Senate panel approves bill unsealing adoptee birth records | - NJ.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nj-senate-panel-approves-bill-unsealing-adoptee-birth-records-njcom</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:55:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nj-senate-panel-approves-bill-unsealing-adoptee-birth-records-njcom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA["We heard heart-wrenching stories of adoptees asking, most times in vain, the relatively simple question of where they came from," said Committee Chairwoman and bill sponsor Sen. Loretta Weinberg, (D-Bergen)]]></description></item><item><title>Domestic vs International Adoption - Portrait of an Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/domestic-vs-international-adoption-portrait-of-an-adoption-1</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:59:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/domestic-vs-international-adoption-portrait-of-an-adoption-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Adoptive parents of a more advanced age often have more success when they adopt internationally.]]></description></item><item><title>Local children in need of adoption too | News10.net | Sacramento, California | Local News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/local-children-in-need-of-adoption-too-news10net-sacramento-california-local-news</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:28:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/local-children-in-need-of-adoption-too-news10net-sacramento-california-local-news</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Hanson said in comparison, foster adoption is virtually free, and usually has far fewer restrictions.]]></description></item><item><title>Mass adoption ceremony helps 41 children find new homes - 12/22/09 - Houston News - abc13.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/mass-adoption-ceremony-helps-41-children-find-new-homes-122209-houston-news-abc13com</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/mass-adoption-ceremony-helps-41-children-find-new-homes-122209-houston-news-abc13com</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Among the kids were eight children all being adopted by their maternal grandmother, eight kids aged three to 17. The youngest is a special needs child.]]></description></item><item><title>Troy Messenger | You could change a child's life forever</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/troy-messenger-you-could-change-a-childs-life-forever</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/troy-messenger-you-could-change-a-childs-life-forever</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The state is gearing up to kick off a massive campaign to encourage more families to become adoptive or foster parents.]]></description></item><item><title>Salon owner helps foster children | statesmanjournal.com | Statesman Journal</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/salon-owner-helps-foster-children-statesmanjournalcom-statesman-journal</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/salon-owner-helps-foster-children-statesmanjournalcom-statesman-journal</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Woodall, 37, recently held a free ethnic hair-care class for adoptive and foster parents of African American and biracial children.]]></description></item><item><title>Boy's best present - a family | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/24/2009</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/boys-best-present-a-family-philadelphia-daily-news-12242009</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/boys-best-present-a-family-philadelphia-daily-news-12242009</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Tre now has his "forever" home, something so many children under the care of public child-welfare agencies yearn for.]]></description></item><item><title>Baby Don recovering from surgery, gets new family | 				wfaa.com				| Local News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-don-recovering-from-surgery-gets-new-family-wfaacom-local-news</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:15:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-don-recovering-from-surgery-gets-new-family-wfaacom-local-news</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Don will try a bottle for the first time next week, and when he's cleared to go home, Gladney spokeswoman Jennifer Lanter said he will have a mother and father to go to.]]></description></item><item><title>IndyStar.com | Indianapolis news, community, business, sports, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Central Indiana.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/indystarcom-indianapolis-news-community-business-sports-yellow-pages-and-classifieds-serving-central-indiana</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:43:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/indystarcom-indianapolis-news-community-business-sports-yellow-pages-and-classifieds-serving-central-indiana</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Pratt said its is especially heartwarming to see the number of people willing to step up and adopt children with special needs and sibling groups, including many who have been victims or abuse or neglect.]]></description></item><item><title>Linda Jo Scott: Open hearts and an open mind meet their match | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/linda-jo-scott-open-hearts-and-an-open-mind-meet-their-match-battlecreekenquirercom-the-enquirer</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:50:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/linda-jo-scott-open-hearts-and-an-open-mind-meet-their-match-battlecreekenquirercom-the-enquirer</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Effie was a healthy, pretty little girl, and I enjoyed visiting her and her family over the next few years as she began to walk and understand and speak her own dialect.]]></description></item><item><title>The Richest Woman in Town | Parade.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/the-richest-woman-in-town-paradecom</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/the-richest-woman-in-town-paradecom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Four years earlier, we’d invested with two Minneapolis “investment specialists” who did currency arbitrage and other, less risky investments.]]></description></item><item><title>Adopted Children, By the Numbers - Motherlode Blog - NYTimes.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adopted-children-by-the-numbers-motherlode-blog-nytimescom</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adopted-children-by-the-numbers-motherlode-blog-nytimescom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Eighty-five percent of the children are described as being in “excellent or very good health”, the same as the general population.]]></description></item><item><title>The Brewton Standard &gt; News &gt; National Adoption Month: 'God directed me'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/the-brewton-standard-news-national-adoption-month-god-directed-me</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/the-brewton-standard-news-national-adoption-month-god-directed-me</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[According to the Alabama Department of Human Resouces, there are 539 children waiting to be adopted in Alabama.]]></description></item><item><title>Urging adoption of minority, mixed-race children :: WRAL.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/urging-adoption-of-minority-mixed-race-children-wralcom</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/urging-adoption-of-minority-mixed-race-children-wralcom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[State and nonprofit agencies are encouraging minority families to consider adoption, as more black and mixed race children are in need of homes.]]></description></item><item><title>Peggy Drexler: All Families Don't Look Alike</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/peggy-drexler-all-families-dont-look-alike</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/peggy-drexler-all-families-dont-look-alike</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[More and more single moms like Nancy are adopting, and adopting without concern for race or color. "]]></description></item><item><title>Adoptions brighten holidays for area couples</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoptions-brighten-holidays-for-area-couples</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoptions-brighten-holidays-for-area-couples</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Ohio has seen a twofold increase in the number of children statewide awaiting adoption.]]></description></item><item><title>Foster parents thrilled as they become adoptive moms, dads - Aventura Area - MiamiHerald.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/foster-parents-thrilled-as-they-become-adoptive-moms-dads-aventura-area-miamiheraldcom</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/foster-parents-thrilled-as-they-become-adoptive-moms-dads-aventura-area-miamiheraldcom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Since the ceremonies started four years ago 1,500 adoptions have been completed.]]></description></item><item><title>Child brings love to two families | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/child-brings-love-to-two-families-cincinnaticom-cincinnaticom</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/child-brings-love-to-two-families-cincinnaticom-cincinnaticom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[This is the season for giving thanks and for cherishing precious gifts.  So we introduce you to four parents. Each is grateful that trust has been built and healing has occurred over the past six years.]]></description></item><item><title>Joliet couple fostered more than 60 kids :: Plainfield Sun :: Lifestyles</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/joliet-couple-fostered-more-than-60-kids-plainfield-sun-lifestyles</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/joliet-couple-fostered-more-than-60-kids-plainfield-sun-lifestyles</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[No matter how much knowledge a foster parent has about a particular child, it will pale compared to the day-to-day experience of caring for a youngster who has been removed from a difficult home.]]></description></item><item><title>Bethany intern helps put spotlight on November as National Adoption Month | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bethany-intern-helps-put-spotlight-on-november-as-national-adoption-month-fdlreportercom-fond-du-lac-reporter</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bethany-intern-helps-put-spotlight-on-november-as-national-adoption-month-fdlreportercom-fond-du-lac-reporter</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA["Going through the adoption process is what made me want to become a social worker," said Jorgensen.]]></description></item><item><title>Nemoway's Law Helps Relatives Adopt Loved Ones - San Antonio News Story - KSAT San Antonio</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nemoways-law-helps-relatives-adopt-loved-ones-san-antonio-news-story-ksat-san-antonio</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nemoways-law-helps-relatives-adopt-loved-ones-san-antonio-news-story-ksat-san-antonio</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Nemoway's Law says children cannot be placed with anyone else except family for 90 days after parental rights are terminated.]]></description></item><item><title>NC empty-nesters decide to adopt, transform family - North Carolina &amp; Regional - Wire - TheSunNews.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nc-empty-nesters-decide-to-adopt-transform-family-north-carolina-regional-wire-thesunnewscom</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/nc-empty-nesters-decide-to-adopt-transform-family-north-carolina-regional-wire-thesunnewscom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, Brenda and Barry made a decision that would change their lives. They were both 40 and both saw that very soon they would be empty nesters.]]></description></item><item><title>Children, families celebrate adoptions | adoptions, celebrate, children - Local News - The Star Online : The Newspaper of Cleveland County</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/children-families-celebrate-adoptions-adoptions-celebrate-children-local-news-the-star-online-the-newspaper-of-cleveland-county</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/children-families-celebrate-adoptions-adoptions-celebrate-children-local-news-the-star-online-the-newspaper-of-cleveland-county</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Judges, volunteers and child advocates recently honored adoptive families inside the Cleveland County courtroom for National Adoption Day.]]></description></item><item><title>Petoskey News-Review - Adoption Day brings smiles</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/petoskey-news-review-adoption-day-brings-smiles</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/petoskey-news-review-adoption-day-brings-smiles</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[In all, about 225 adoptions were expected to take place across the state as part of Michigan Adoption Day activities.]]></description></item><item><title>Capitol News Service  » Blog Archive   » Adoptions on the Rise</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5497</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5497</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Teenagers remain the most difficult age group to place in adoptive homes. 19 thousand children remain in Florida’s foster care system.]]></description></item><item><title>Charlevoix Courier - Columns - Thanksgiving: A day to celebrate life</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/charlevoix-courier-columns-thanksgiving-a-day-to-celebrate-life</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/charlevoix-courier-columns-thanksgiving-a-day-to-celebrate-life</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[More than 25,000 children have been adopted from foster care on National Adoption Day since its inception in 1989.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoptive family says burgeoning brood enriched their lives</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoptive-family-says-burgeoning-brood-enriched-their-lives</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoptive-family-says-burgeoning-brood-enriched-their-lives</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[With November being National Adoption Month, the Lamberts want everyone to know how adoption has enriched their lives.]]></description></item><item><title>28 kids adopted in Milwaukee County -- chicagotribune.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/28-kids-adopted-in-milwaukee-county-chicagotribunecom</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/28-kids-adopted-in-milwaukee-county-chicagotribunecom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[By the end of the day, 17 families will have adopted 28 children. "Today you are home," Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Christopher Foley had told the group before the adoptions began.]]></description></item><item><title>17 McLennan County children get new families during adoption day ceremonies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/17-mclennan-county-children-get-new-families-during-adoption-day-ceremonies</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/17-mclennan-county-children-get-new-families-during-adoption-day-ceremonies</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The program, organized by the Baylor Law Public Interest Legal Society, commemorated the adoptions of 17 children from McLennan County.]]></description></item><item><title>Thousands of children seek adoptive parents  - Editorials - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports -</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5487</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5487</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA["No child is saved until they have a permanent home," Workman said]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption: Choices that change lives  :: The SouthtownStar ::News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-choices-that-change-lives-the-southtownstar-news</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-choices-that-change-lives-the-southtownstar-news</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Because November is national adoption awareness month, we decided to share O'Connor's and the Devaneys' stories.]]></description></item><item><title>Ames Tribune &gt; Archives &gt; Ames Tribune &gt; News &gt; Fostering families through adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ames-tribune-archives-ames-tribune-news-fostering-families-through-adoption</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ames-tribune-archives-ames-tribune-news-fostering-families-through-adoption</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Fleener-Seymour said the adoption process is a labor of love that’s not without its challenges.]]></description></item><item><title>Family example of importance of adoption month - Akron, OH - The Suburbanite</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/family-example-of-importance-of-adoption-month-akron-oh-the-suburbanite</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/family-example-of-importance-of-adoption-month-akron-oh-the-suburbanite</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Curtis stated. “You could say this is a ministry, but it is reaching out to people in need, helping them, trying to connect with people.”]]></description></item><item><title>Justices promote adoption  - News - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports -</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5463</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/-5463</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court hosted Thursday's press conference to call attention to the approximately 1,000 children among the 4,000 in state foster care who are up for permanent adoption.]]></description></item><item><title>Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Alaska observes National Adoption Day</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fairbanks-daily-news-miner-alaska-observes-national-adoption-day</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fairbanks-daily-news-miner-alaska-observes-national-adoption-day</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Families across Alaska finalized almost three dozen adoptions Thursday during celebrations coordinated partly by the state Department of Health and Social Services.]]></description></item><item><title>Couple relishes multiple adoptions</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/couple-relishes-multiple-adoptions</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/couple-relishes-multiple-adoptions</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Between April 2008 and April 2009, local agencies arranged 61 adoption placements and an additional 12 direct placements.]]></description></item><item><title>Bells herald 51 local adoptions at Syracuse ceremony | News from The Post-Standard -</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bells-herald-51-local-adoptions-at-syracuse-ceremony-news-from-the-post-standard</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/bells-herald-51-local-adoptions-at-syracuse-ceremony-news-from-the-post-standard</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[For more than an hour, the sound of a bell could be heard every several minutes from around the Oncenter ballroom as 11 judges from four counties finalized the 51 adoptions.]]></description></item><item><title>KTAR.com - Kids find homes on National Adoption Day</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ktarcom-kids-find-homes-on-national-adoption-day</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/ktarcom-kids-find-homes-on-national-adoption-day</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Reyes encourages anyone who has love to give to help a child.]]></description></item><item><title>Local CASA program seeks volunteers</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/local-casa-program-seeks-volunteers-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/local-casa-program-seeks-volunteers-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The CASA Project of Dodge County, celebrating its 20th anniversary, needs volunteers to watch over and advocate the children.]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption Video - Lifetime Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-video-lifetime-adoption</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/adoption-video-lifetime-adoption</guid><author>amomhaley</author><description><![CDATA[Wonderful video showing birthmoms and adoptive families.  Truly shows what open adoption is about.  I think that all families who are considering adoption should see this so that they know what to expect.  Beautiful job!]]></description></item><item><title>Baby abandoned last week in Norfolk prospering, living with foster family | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-abandoned-last-week-in-norfolk-prospering-living-with-foster-family-hamptonroadscom-pilotonlinecom</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:32:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/baby-abandoned-last-week-in-norfolk-prospering-living-with-foster-family-hamptonroadscom-pilotonlinecom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Authorities still don’t know who placed the newborn boy in a bag and left him in a locked revolving door.]]></description></item><item><title>Fosters.com - Dover NH,  Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fosterscom-dover-nh-rochester-nh-portsmouth-nh-laconia-nh-sanford-me</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:32:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/fosterscom-dover-nh-rochester-nh-portsmouth-nh-laconia-nh-sanford-me</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[It's all about opening your hearts and homes to the children whose tragic circumstances prevented them of having a loving home.]]></description></item><item><title>A father's right hinges on state law - WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports and Jobs-</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/a-fathers-right-hinges-on-state-law-waffcom-north-alabama-news-radar-weather-sports-and-jobs</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/a-fathers-right-hinges-on-state-law-waffcom-north-alabama-news-radar-weather-sports-and-jobs</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[20-year-old Andrew Scott was never planning on becoming a father so young.]]></description></item><item><title>Shirley O'Grady finally gets chance to see birth certificate - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/shirley-ogrady-finally-gets-chance-to-see-birth-certificate-peterborough-examiner-ontario-ca</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/shirley-ogrady-finally-gets-chance-to-see-birth-certificate-peterborough-examiner-ontario-ca</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[The senior citizen had been fighting for more than 30 years to see a copy of her birth certificate, easy and routine for many of us.]]></description></item><item><title>Conn. receives extra foster care adoption money - NewsTimes.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/conn-receives-extra-foster-care-adoption-money-newstimescom</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/conn-receives-extra-foster-care-adoption-money-newstimescom</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Connecticut is the next state that has received funds to help increase the placement of foster children.]]></description></item><item><title>Many born, left in hospitals | The Columbus Dispatch</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/many-born-left-in-hospitals-the-columbus-dispatch</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/many-born-left-in-hospitals-the-columbus-dispatch</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[In the state of Ohio, if your infant is born in the hospital, a mother may leave her child there without any worry of abandonment or prosecution.]]></description></item><item><title>A chair becomes a cradle for a newborn girl left at West Side firehouse - El Paso Times</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/a-chair-becomes-a-cradle-for-a-newborn-girl-left-at-west-side-firehouse-el-paso-times-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/a-chair-becomes-a-cradle-for-a-newborn-girl-left-at-west-side-firehouse-el-paso-times-1</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[A healthy blonde 2 day old little girl was left at Fire Station No 22]]></description></item><item><title>Feds award $131,000 to Wyoming for adoptions - KIFI - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Jackson WY - Weather News Sports-</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/feds-award-131-000-to-wyoming-for-adoptions-kifi-idaho-falls-pocatello-jackson-wy-weather-news-sports</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/feds-award-131-000-to-wyoming-for-adoptions-kifi-idaho-falls-pocatello-jackson-wy-weather-news-sports</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Because Wyoming has been encouraging the adoption of children from foster care they reap the benefits of funding.]]></description></item><item><title>Texas receives $5 million in incentive money for increasing adoptions - Austin Business Journal:</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/texas-receives-5-million-in-incentive-money-for-increasing-adoptions-austin-business-journal</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/texas-receives-5-million-in-incentive-money-for-increasing-adoptions-austin-business-journal</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[Texas is added to the states reaping the benefits from encouraging adoption from foster care.]]></description></item><item><title>HHS Awards $35 Million to States for Increasing Adoptions</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/hhs-awards-35-million-to-states-for-increasing-adoptions</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:50:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/hhs-awards-35-million-to-states-for-increasing-adoptions</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[$35 million dollars awarded to states that increased the number of children adopted from foster care.]]></description></item><item><title>Couple opens heart, home - Chambersburg Public Opinion</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/couple-opens-heart-home-chambersburg-public-opinion</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/couple-opens-heart-home-chambersburg-public-opinion</guid><author>darrc</author><description><![CDATA[A little boy from Haiti may never walk again if his adoption doesn't come through.]]></description></item><item><title>Single black women choosing to adopt - CNN.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/single-black-women-choosing-to-adopt-cnncom</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:23:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/single-black-women-choosing-to-adopt-cnncom</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Marriage and motherhood -- it's the dream that begins in childhood for many women. Yet more African-American women are deciding to adopt instead of waiting for a husband, says Mardie Caldwell, founder of Lifetime Adoption, an adoption referral and support group in Penn Valley, California.<br />In July, Soledad O'Brien investigates what African-Americans are doing to confront the most challenging issues facing their communities. You'll meet people who are using groundbreaking solutions in innovative ways to transform the black experience.<br />"We're seeing more and more single African-American women who are not finding men," Caldwell says. "There's a lack of qualified black men to get into relationships with."<br />The numbers are grim. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 45 percent of African-American women have never been married, compared with 23 percent of white women.]]></description></item><item><title>Losing Shylae again: Birth mother doesn't regret adoption, defends sister facing murder charge - Flint News -  MLive.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/losing-shylae-again-birth-mother-doesnt-regret-adoption-defends-sister-facing-murder-charge-flint-news-mlivecom</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/losing-shylae-again-birth-mother-doesnt-regret-adoption-defends-sister-facing-murder-charge-flint-news-mlivecom</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[But Prosecutor David Leyton said there was enough evidence to justify the charges.  <br />"She's not in a position to give an opinion on what a good mother is," he said. "She thinks she was a good mother and yet lost five children. I don't see how her opinion is meaningful."]]></description></item><item><title>From tragedy to joy: Adoption brings together Ottawa County parents, foster sons - Grand Rapids News</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/from-tragedy-to-joy-adoption-brings-together-ottawa-county-parents-foster-sons-grand-rapids-news</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/from-tragedy-to-joy-adoption-brings-together-ottawa-county-parents-foster-sons-grand-rapids-news</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Michigan couple adopts boys from Georgia foster care.]]></description></item><item><title>Free Adoptions Now Offered in West Virginia  / Charleston Local News, Sever Weather and Breaking News Coverage for West Virginia,</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/free-adoptions-now-offered-in-west-virginia-charleston-local-news-sever-weather-and-breaking-news-coverage-for-west-virginia</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:16:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/free-adoptions-now-offered-in-west-virginia-charleston-local-news-sever-weather-and-breaking-news-coverage-for-west-virginia</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[A truly "non-profit" agency!]]></description></item><item><title>PrideSource: Creep Of The Week: John J. DeBerry, Jr.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/pridesource-creep-of-the-week-john-j-deberry-jr</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:59:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/pridesource-creep-of-the-week-john-j-deberry-jr</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[It's a fact that children love living in orphanages and foster homes. Being a ward of the state is good times. The luckiest ones never get adopted and manage to "age out" of the system, meaning they never have the burden of a stable family.]]></description></item><item><title>'They say we're too old to care for our grandchildren': Social workers hand brother and sister to gay men for adoption | Mail Online</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/they-say-were-too-old-to-care-for-our-grandchildren-social-workers-hand-brother-and-sister-to-gay-men-for-adoption-mail-online</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:39:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/they-say-were-too-old-to-care-for-our-grandchildren-social-workers-hand-brother-and-sister-to-gay-men-for-adoption-mail-online</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA[Social workers own psychological reports say placement is not in best interest of girl.]]></description></item><item><title>Mother asks ABC-7 for help giving away her daughter</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/mother-asks-abc-7-for-help-giving-away-her-daughter-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:24:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/DomesticAdoption/mother-asks-abc-7-for-help-giving-away-her-daughter-1</guid><author>MamaS</author><description><![CDATA["I'm ready to give my child up to anyone who will take her," read a letter sent to the ABC-7 Newsroom by Blanca Rosales. "It's come to where I need my job more than I need my daughter."]]></description></item></channel></rss>