<?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>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:07:45 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:07:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Long Lost Sisters Reunited At Track Meet</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/long-lost-sisters-reunited-at-track-meet</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:57:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/long-lost-sisters-reunited-at-track-meet</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The sisters, who went to school ten minutes apart, have the same shoe size, double jointed thumbs and are hard to tell apart on the phone. They've become good friends, and together they're hoping to discover whether they have any more siblings. -By ThePostGame Staff]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption And Fostering Part Two:  Expanding Your Family Through Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-and-fostering-part-two-expanding-your-family-through-adoption</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-and-fostering-part-two-expanding-your-family-through-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Before Regina Leonard became a mother, adoption was always an option. -By Morgan Small, WABI]]></description></item><item><title>May is National Foster Care Month</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/may-is-national-foster-care-month-5</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:51:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/may-is-national-foster-care-month-5</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity to shine a light on the experiences of the more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. -Ukiah Daily Journal Staff]]></description></item><item><title>After 54 years, son reunites with his birth mother, family.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-54-years-son-reunites-with-his-birth-mother-family-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:08:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-54-years-son-reunites-with-his-birth-mother-family-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Don Lachappelle was born Jan. 20, 1959, at a hospital for unwed mothers in Windsor, Ontario. He had recently come across enough information to track down his birthmother. -By Denis Langlois, Sun Times, Owen Sound]]></description></item><item><title>KidsPeace Launches Online Resource for Foster Care Teens</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/kidspeace-launches-online-resource-for-foster-care-teens</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:08:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/kidspeace-launches-online-resource-for-foster-care-teens</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[New portal goes live for National Foster Care Awareness Month with anonymous counseling to aid teens with unique issues. -By Mel Fabrikant, The Paramus Post]]></description></item><item><title>Separated at birth? Find your siblings now!</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/separated-at-birth-find-your-siblings-now</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:17:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/separated-at-birth-find-your-siblings-now</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[If you want to find a long-lost sibling, sites like Adoption.com can help. While this site has tons of great resources for families trying to adopt or find parents for a child of their own, they also have a special section dedicated to search and reunion. -By Colette Bennett, HLN TV]]></description></item><item><title>Tanya Barfield gently tackles adoption politics in ‘The Call’</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/tanya-barfield-gently-tackles-adoption-politics-in-the-call</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:57:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/tanya-barfield-gently-tackles-adoption-politics-in-the-call</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[In Tanya Barfield’s new play, Peter and Annie set their sights abroad after fertility drugs and an Arizona adoption fail. -By Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Post]]></description></item><item><title>Sisters celebrate their adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/sisters-celebrate-their-adoption</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:47:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/sisters-celebrate-their-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Over the past five years, Glandt said, adoptions of foreign children by Americans have dropped by about 60 percent. By Robert C. Lopez, News & Record]]></description></item><item><title>Adopting Ukrainian children full of pain, love</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/adopting-ukrainian-children-full-of-pain-love</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/adopting-ukrainian-children-full-of-pain-love</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Scott and Rachel Lawry adopt brother and sister from Ukraine.  The couple raised money for adoption through gifts and yard sales. -Story by Kym Klass, The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser]]></description></item><item><title>After 60 years, tears of joy mark meeting of two sisters in Kingman</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-60-years-tears-of-joy-mark-meeting-of-two-sisters-in-kingman</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:05:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-60-years-tears-of-joy-mark-meeting-of-two-sisters-in-kingman</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Sisters Rebecca Rice and Sandra Estes were reunited after 60 years after Sandra, who was given up for adoption at birth, located her sister after joining Ancestry.com. -By Doug McMurdo|Miner Staff Reporter]]></description></item><item><title>About one in five teen births a repeat pregnancy</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/about-one-in-five-teen-births-a-repeat-pregnancy-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:37:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/about-one-in-five-teen-births-a-repeat-pregnancy-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[More than 365,000 girls between the ages of 15 to 19 gave birth in 2010, and almost 20 percent of them had previously given birth, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Vital Signs report. By Michelle Castillo | CBS News]]></description></item><item><title>When stars adopt, the world notices</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/when-stars-adopt-the-world-notices</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:10:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/when-stars-adopt-the-world-notices</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Look around the entertainment industry, and you'll see just how many celebrities have adopted. -By Donna Freydkin | USA TODAY]]></description></item><item><title>American Academy Of Pediatrics Supports same-sex Marriage,  Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/american-academy-of-pediatrics-supports-same-sex-marriage-adoption</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:34:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/american-academy-of-pediatrics-supports-same-sex-marriage-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married for the health and well-being of their children and families, the nation's leading group for pediatricians said on Thursday in a policy statement that also backs adoption rights. -By Susan Heavey & Genevra Pittman|Reuters]]></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>Missouri senators pass bill to let kids rejoin foster care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/missouri-senators-pass-bill-to-let-kids-rejoin-foster-care</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:05:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/missouri-senators-pass-bill-to-let-kids-rejoin-foster-care</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A proposed Senate bill would allow children who chose to leave the foster care system at 18 to return and stay until they're 21. -By Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer & Dave Jordan, News Reporter|KCTV5]]></description></item><item><title>Duggars consider adopting their 20th child</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/duggars-consider-adopting-their-20th-child-1</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/duggars-consider-adopting-their-20th-child-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Reality show stars Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are considering adopting their 20th child. -By Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributor]]></description></item><item><title>The Little Couple Adoption: Bringing Home Their 3-Year-Old Son</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/the-little-couple-adoption-bringing-home-their-3-year-old-son-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/the-little-couple-adoption-bringing-home-their-3-year-old-son-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The reality stars, both of whom are little people, have adopted a 3-year-old boy who also has a form of dwarfism. -By Charlotte Triggs/People.com]]></description></item><item><title>After picking out a dress and being pampered, girls in foster care prepare for their prom night.</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/after-picking-out-a-dress-and-being-pampered-girls-in-foster-care-prepare-for-their-prom-night</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate><guid 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Source: The Record]]></description></item><item><title>Hannah House offers help to pregnant women</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/hannah-house-offers-help-to-pregnant-women</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/hannah-house-offers-help-to-pregnant-women</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Despite the death of its founder in February, Hannah House is continuing its mission of providing hope and help to women with unplanned pregnancies. -By Angela Ward/news-journal.com]]></description></item><item><title>Website shows foster kids their wishes are worthwhile</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/website-shows-foster-kids-their-wishes-are-worthwhile</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/website-shows-foster-kids-their-wishes-are-worthwhile</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Foster children don't often get what they want, but one group is trying to help change that.  Danielle Gletow's nonprofit posts kids' wishes online so anyone can pay for them.  -By Danielle Berger, CNN]]></description></item><item><title>Emotional reunion of mother and son after 63 years</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/emotional-reunion-of-mother-and-son-after-63-years</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/emotional-reunion-of-mother-and-son-after-63-years</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Paul McQuilliam only got to meet his birth mother for the first time two years ago – when he was 63 and she 87. -By Abbie Wightwick, Wales On Sunday]]></description></item><item><title>We Found Our Son in the Subway</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/we-found-our-son-in-the-subway-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:36:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/we-found-our-son-in-the-subway-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The story of an abandoned baby, an adoption, and marriage. -By Peter Mercurio | Source: NY Times]]></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>Bill would give foster families money for mental health care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/bill-would-give-foster-families-money-for-mental-health-care-1</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:39:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/bill-would-give-foster-families-money-for-mental-health-care-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Adoptive parents and their kids would get additional state help paying for mental-health treatment under a bill that won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Senate Appropriations Committee. -By Mary K. Reinhart, The Republic/azcentral.com]]></description></item><item><title>Colorado Supreme Court: Foster parents shouldn't be limited in hearing</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/colorado-supreme-court-foster-parents-shouldnt-be-limited-in-hearing</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:34:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/colorado-supreme-court-foster-parents-shouldnt-be-limited-in-hearing</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that there should be no limit on foster parents' participation in hearings that can lead to the termination of the parental rights of biological parents. -By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post]]></description></item><item><title>Rural America has a teen pregnancy problem</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/rural-america-has-a-teen-pregnancy-problem</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:34:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/rural-america-has-a-teen-pregnancy-problem</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A study recently released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy showed that the birth rate of girls in rural counties in 2010 -- the latest available data -- was almost 33% higher than in the rest of the country. -By Laura Sessions Stepp, Special to CNN]]></description></item><item><title>US Senator Hopeful Vietnam Adoptions to Restart</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/us-senator-hopeful-vietnam-adoptions-to-restart</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:43:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/us-senator-hopeful-vietnam-adoptions-to-restart</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Vietnam and the United States are close to an agreement allowing Americans to adopt Vietnamese children again. -By Chris Brummitt, Associated Press]]></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>Minnesota teen's unplanned pregnancy leads to open adoption and new definition of family</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/minnesota-teens-unplanned-pregnancy-leads-to-open-adoption-and-new-definition-of-family</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:37:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/minnesota-teens-unplanned-pregnancy-leads-to-open-adoption-and-new-definition-of-family</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Now a sophomore elementary education major at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Terae reflects back on her earlier decisions both tearfully and joyfully. -By Merrie Sue Holtan, INFORUM]]></description></item><item><title>Mindy McCready's children: What will happen to her sons?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/mindy-mccreadys-children-what-will-happen-to-her-sons</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:17:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/mindy-mccreadys-children-what-will-happen-to-her-sons</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Shortly before McCready’s death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday, the boys were taken away from the singer and placed into foster care while she entered court-ordered rehab. -FoxNews.com]]></description></item><item><title>Josh Kelley tweets photo of himself and his two cute adopted daughters</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/josh-kelley-tweets-photo-of-himself-and-his-two-cute-adopted-daughters</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/josh-kelley-tweets-photo-of-himself-and-his-two-cute-adopted-daughters</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The musician shares a sweet family picture.  -By Stephanie Kaplan/TheCelebrityCafe.com]]></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 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Tribune]]></description></item><item><title>Arizona drops U.S. foster care grant</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/arizona-drops-us-foster-care-grant</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:30:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/arizona-drops-us-foster-care-grant</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Blaming requirements they agreed to in the first place, state officials are canceling an $11.5 million federal grant program intended to help find homes for older, hard-to-place foster children. -By Mary K. Reinhart, The Republic | azcentral.com]]></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>Birth father finally gets custody of toddler</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/birth-father-finally-gets-custody-of-toddler</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:05:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/birth-father-finally-gets-custody-of-toddler</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A birth father has been given custody of his nearly 2-year-old daughter in what could be the end of a legal tug-of-war between him and the girl's adoptive parents. -SF Gate]]></description></item><item><title>South Korea attempts to recall a US adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/south-korea-attempts-to-recall-a-us-adoption</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:43:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/south-korea-attempts-to-recall-a-us-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The bitter legal struggle of an American couple to adopt a Korean baby is touching on nationalist and ethnic sensitivities in South Korea. -By Donald Kirk|The Christian Science Monitor]]></description></item><item><title>US ends civil society dialogue with Russia</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/us-ends-civil-society-dialogue-with-russia</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:43:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/us-ends-civil-society-dialogue-with-russia</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration said Friday it was pulling out of a civil society dialogue with Russia to protest the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent and new laws against nongovernmental organizations. -By BRADLEY KLAPPER|Associated Press]]></description></item><item><title>Foster grandparents helping children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-grandparents-helping-children</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:34:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-grandparents-helping-children</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Program participants regularly visit schools and work one-on-one with children that have needs. One grandparent can be paired with up to five or six children at a time. -By Han Cheung/Rawlins Daily Times]]></description></item><item><title>Rodney Walker: From Foster Care to Yale: Why Doctor King Mattered to Me</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/rodney-walker-from-foster-care-to-yale-why-doctor-king-mattered-to-me</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:28:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/rodney-walker-from-foster-care-to-yale-why-doctor-king-mattered-to-me</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[From foster care to Yale, Rodney Walker pursues his dreams with inspiration from Dr. King's vision.]]></description></item><item><title>U.S. Adoptions From Abroad Decline Sharply</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/us-adoptions-from-abroad-decline-sharply</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:28:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/us-adoptions-from-abroad-decline-sharply</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has plunged to its lowest level in more than a decade as some countries have cut back on adoptions to the United States and others have struggled to meet stricter standards intended to combat corruption and child trafficking. -By Rachel L. Swarns/NY Times]]></description></item><item><title>Arizona foster kids to get better mental care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/arizona-foster-kids-to-get-better-mental-care</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:30:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/arizona-foster-kids-to-get-better-mental-care</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Arizona’s largest mental-health contractor is under orders from state health officials to improve services for foster children after an investigation showed kids and families have been shortchanged for the past three years. -By Mary K. Reinhart, The Republic|azcentral.com]]></description></item><item><title>Mom and daughter reunite after 3 decades</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/mom-and-daughter-reunite-after-3-decades</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:56:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/mom-and-daughter-reunite-after-3-decades</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A mother and daughter were recently reunited after 36 years of being apart. -By Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo! News/The Lookout]]></description></item><item><title>What Parents Should Know About the Adoption Credit</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/what-parents-should-know-about-the-adoption-credit</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/what-parents-should-know-about-the-adoption-credit</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The deal struck at the beginning of they year to avert the fiscal cliff restored the adoption tax credit and made it permanent, which is good news for parents. -By Bonnie Lee/FOXBusiness]]></description></item><item><title>Russian ban on American adoptions will not go into effect until next year - The Washington Post</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/russian-ban-on-american-adoptions-will-not-go-into-effect-until-next-year-the-washington-post</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:11:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/russian-ban-on-american-adoptions-will-not-go-into-effect-until-next-year-the-washington-post</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The Kremlin suddenly announced Thursday evening that a new law banning adoptions by Americans would not go into effect for another year, as criticism of the measure galvanizes the flagging opposition here. -By Will Englund/The Washington Post]]></description></item><item><title>Russian ban adds to decline in adoptions in recent years</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/russian-ban-adds-to-decline-in-adoptions-in-recent-years</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:26:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/RussiaAdoption/russian-ban-adds-to-decline-in-adoptions-in-recent-years</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The ramifications could be significant, as Russia has served as the largest outlet for children to be adopted into the United States for more than two decades. -By Scott Hamilton/Winston-Salem Journal]]></description></item><item><title>After 65 years, woman can't wait to meet sister</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-65-years-woman-cant-wait-to-meet-sister</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:01:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-65-years-woman-cant-wait-to-meet-sister</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[They will meet for the first time in February, when Betush and her husband, Bob, plan to fly to Arizona for a two-week visit. -By Kaitlynn Riely, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]></description></item><item><title>Christmas reunion delights mother and daughter</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/christmas-reunion-delights-mother-and-daughter-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:53:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/christmas-reunion-delights-mother-and-daughter-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[This Christmas, a birth mother received a present too perfect for words.  After 43 years, her daughter came home.  -By Jessie Higgins/The World]]></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>Kids in foster care get a chance to go 'Home for the Holidays'</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/kids-in-foster-care-get-a-chance-to-go-home-for-the-holidays-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:37:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/kids-in-foster-care-get-a-chance-to-go-home-for-the-holidays-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Thousands of children in foster care will be going “Home for the Holidays” this month. -Santa Rosa's Press Gazette]]></description></item><item><title>Putin Defends Ban on US Adoptions of Russian Kids</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/putin-defends-ban-on-us-adoptions-of-russian-kids</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:02:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/putin-defends-ban-on-us-adoptions-of-russian-kids</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[President Vladimir Putin says a draft bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children is a legitimate response to a new U.S. law that calls for sanctions on Russians deemed to be human rights violators. But he has not committed to signing it. -By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press]]></description></item><item><title>Gladney Center for Adoption Celebrates 30,000th Family Created Through Adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/gladney-center-for-adoption-celebrates-30-000th-family-created-through-adoption-1</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:57:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/gladney-center-for-adoption-celebrates-30-000th-family-created-through-adoption-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The Gladney Center for Adoption announces their 30,000th family to be created through adoption. Source:  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com]]></description></item><item><title>Treehouse Foundation Founder Judy Cockerton receives AARP $100,000 Purpose Prize</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/treehouse-foundation-founder-judy-cockerton-receives-aarp-100-000-purpose-prize</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:38:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/treehouse-foundation-founder-judy-cockerton-receives-aarp-100-000-purpose-prize</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Treehouse Easthampton is a planned community of adoptive families, children and elders all focused on supporting families who adopt or provide foster homes from the public system. -By Diane Lederman/The Republican]]></description></item><item><title>A permanent home for the holidays through adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/a-permanent-home-for-the-holidays-through-adoption</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:24:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/a-permanent-home-for-the-holidays-through-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Although many children will be asking Santa for a family, one family received their present early. -By Ashley N. Johnson/Pittsburgh Courier]]></description></item><item><title>For adoption group, a different kind of no child left behind</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/for-adoption-group-a-different-kind-of-no-child-left-behind</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:20:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/for-adoption-group-a-different-kind-of-no-child-left-behind</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[In 2012, more than 200 foster children have been adopted in Nebraska. Another 130 are expected to be adopted. -By JoANNE YOUNG/Lincoln Journal Star]]></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>Adoption awareness walkers hit the streets</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/adoption-awareness-walkers-hit-the-streets</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:31:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/adoption-awareness-walkers-hit-the-streets</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[“Every child deserves a forever family,” is one motto social workers took to the streets Tuesday in High Point as part of National Adoption Awareness Month. <br />-Enterprise Staff Report, HPE News]]></description></item><item><title>Friends Discover They Are Long Lost Siblings</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/friends-discover-they-are-long-lost-siblings</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:14:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/friends-discover-they-are-long-lost-siblings</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[What began as another summer day at the pool turned into a surprising family reunion for two Missouri boys. -By Sarah Medina, Huffington Post]]></description></item><item><title>Middlesex County Celebrates National Adoption Day</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/middlesex-county-celebrates-national-adoption-day</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/middlesex-county-celebrates-national-adoption-day</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Ten families were formed or expanded Nov. 15 as adoption procedures for 10 children were finalized at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. Source:  NJToday.net]]></description></item><item><title>Family's dream Christmas reunion becomes a reality</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/familys-dream-christmas-reunion-becomes-a-reality</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:02:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/familys-dream-christmas-reunion-becomes-a-reality</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A couple who gave their first child up for adoption almost three decades ago are dreaming of the perfect Christmas family reunion. -By Eoin English, Irish Examiner]]></description></item><item><title>Son adopted at birth meets mother after 63 years</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/son-adopted-at-birth-meets-mother-after-63-years</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:57:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/son-adopted-at-birth-meets-mother-after-63-years</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The blood that binds families together can also haunt those separated at birth, said Dorothy Yturriaga, founder of Search Finders of California, a nonprofit that assists adoptees and birth parents looking to reconnect.  -By John Boudreau, The Willits News]]></description></item><item><title>Thinking of Fostering or Adopting?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/thinking-of-fostering-or-adopting</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:50:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/thinking-of-fostering-or-adopting</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Administration for Children & Families, over 107,000 children in the foster care system are available to be adopted. Source: Bilerico Project]]></description></item><item><title>Promise kept: Clarksville family's journey through international adoption</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/promise-kept-clarksville-familys-journey-through-international-adoption</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:09:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/promise-kept-clarksville-familys-journey-through-international-adoption</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The adventure Abeba speaks of began in 1994, when she was 4-years old and a Fort Campbell soldier named Billy Dickens walked into her hospital room in Addis, Ethiopia. -Written by Tavia D. Green, Leaf-Chronicle]]></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>Bells ring out for Adoption Day in Syracuse					syracuse.com</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/bells-ring-out-for-adoption-day-in-syracusesyracusecom</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:04:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/bells-ring-out-for-adoption-day-in-syracusesyracusecom</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Bells rang out 63 times this morning to mark each of the 63 children being adopted into area families during Adoption Day ceremonies at the Oncenter in Syracuse.  -By Jim O'Hara, The Post-Standard]]></description></item><item><title>International adoptions drop by half in 5 years in Pennsylvania</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/international-adoptions-drop-by-half-in-5-years-in-pennsylvania</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:40:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/international-adoptions-drop-by-half-in-5-years-in-pennsylvania</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The number of international adoptions in Pennsylvania dropped in half the past five years because of rising costs, new restrictions and some countries closing adoption programs. -By The number of international adoptions in Pennsylvania dropped in half the past five years because of rising costs, new restrictions and some countries closing adoption programs. -By Rachel Weaver, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption Month kickoff delivers 16 children to new families</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-month-kickoff-delivers-16-children-to-new-families</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:19:51 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-month-kickoff-delivers-16-children-to-new-families</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The “30 Days of Amazing Children: Explore Adoption!” campaign takes place each November. -South Florida Times]]></description></item><item><title>Massachusetts to celebrate National Adoption Day</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/massachusetts-to-celebrate-national-adoption-day</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:17:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/massachusetts-to-celebrate-national-adoption-day</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[On Friday, November 16, four courthouses across the Commonwealth will celebrate the adoptions of dozens of children who had been in state foster care. -South End News]]></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>Annual Picnic Scheduled to Celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/annual-picnic-scheduled-to-celebrate-national-adoption-awareness-month</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:55:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/annual-picnic-scheduled-to-celebrate-national-adoption-awareness-month</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[November is National Adoption Awareness Month and the New Hanover County Department of Social Services, in partnership with the Southeastern Adoption Consortium, will host their annual picnic to celebrate Adoption Month. -Beach Carolina Magazine]]></description></item><item><title>Cambodia reopens adoptions by Americans</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/cambodia-reopens-adoptions-by-americans</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:45:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/cambodia-reopens-adoptions-by-americans</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Cambodia has decided to lift its 3-year-old ban on adoptions of children by U.S. citizens, the country's foreign ministry has announced. - UPI.com]]></description></item><item><title>Foster care children to be adopted in Riverside County</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/foster-care-children-to-be-adopted-in-riverside-county</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:41:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/foster-care-children-to-be-adopted-in-riverside-county</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[More than six dozen foster care children will be formally adopted during ceremonies at Riverside County courthouses over the next few weeks in celebration of National Adoption Month, court officials announced Monday. -The Desert Sun | mydesert.com]]></description></item><item><title>The Only Hope for Many Who Want Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/the-only-hope-for-many-who-want-children</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:36:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/the-only-hope-for-many-who-want-children</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[The average adoption costs $30,000, and many families simply can't afford that without help. -By Becky Fawcett, Room for Debate/NYTimes.com]]></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>UWGB Students Give Foster Kids Memories</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/uwgb-students-give-foster-kids-memories</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:03:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/uwgb-students-give-foster-kids-memories</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Started in 2009 with the partnership of  Brown County Social Services, Scrapbooking for Foster Kids is one of many service projects students can participate in on campus where their handmade products will be donated to charity. -Mitchell Henkelman, Life Writer at Fourth Estate]]></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>Supermodel Selita Ebanks remembers her life as a child in foster care</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/supermodel-selita-ebanks-remembers-her-life-as-a-child-in-foster-care-1</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/supermodel-selita-ebanks-remembers-her-life-as-a-child-in-foster-care-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[She has one of the most famous faces -- and figures -- in the world, but Selita Ebanks’ status as one of the world’s most sought after supermodels is a far cry from her challenging childhood in foster care.  By Hollie McKay, Pop Tarts | FoxNews.com]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption Tax Credit to Expire If Congress Doesn't Act</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-tax-credit-to-expire-if-congress-doesnt-act</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:22:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/adoption-tax-credit-to-expire-if-congress-doesnt-act</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[If Congress doesn't act quickly, the adoption tax credit, which has made it possible for millions of Americans to adopt, will expire at the end of the year. -By Andrea Poe]]></description></item><item><title>Celeb Moms Who Have Adopted</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/celeb-moms-who-have-adopted</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:29:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/CelebrityAdoption/celeb-moms-who-have-adopted</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[These stylish mamas are super-proud of the families they’ve made. -By Sona Charaipotra|mom.me]]></description></item><item><title>Could free birth control help solve the unwanted pregnancy problem?</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/could-free-birth-control-help-solve-the-unwanted-pregnancy-problem</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:12:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/could-free-birth-control-help-solve-the-unwanted-pregnancy-problem</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A study was released that brings that question into very sharp focus. -By Lane Filler/Newsday]]></description></item><item><title>Foster-care children benefit from volunteers who visit</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/foster-care-children-benefit-from-volunteers-who-visit</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:12:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/foster-care-children-benefit-from-volunteers-who-visit</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Arizonans for Children mentors spend at least two hours a week with the child they work with, doing a variety of fun activities and helping them with schoolwork. -by Lindsey Erdody, The Arizona Republic]]></description></item><item><title>Boys &amp; Girls Club provided home for Bronx foster child</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/boys-girls-club-provided-home-for-bronx-foster-child-1</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:16:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/boys-girls-club-provided-home-for-bronx-foster-child-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Boys & Girls Club provided ‘home’ for Bronx foster child Crystile Carter, helped send her to college -By Corinne Lestch, NY Daily News]]></description></item><item><title>AAP Issues Guidance on Adopted Children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/aap-issues-guidance-on-adopted-children</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:44:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptiveParenting/aap-issues-guidance-on-adopted-children</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Parents should tell children if they're adopted, and pediatricians should help them address challenges in rearing an adopted child, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. -By Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today]]></description></item><item><title></title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/all/-8265</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:15:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/all/-8265</guid><author>AdminFA</author></item><item><title>Love endures: Expat completes PH adoption process</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/love-endures-expat-completes-ph-adoption-process</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:15:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/love-endures-expat-completes-ph-adoption-process</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[A 50-year-old American expatriate went through an emotional and expensive adoption process in the Philippines in taking custody of a Filipino child. -By Helen Flores, The Philippine Star]]></description></item><item><title>Face of Defense: Military Couple Extends Family From Africa</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/face-of-defense-military-couple-extends-family-from-africa-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:09:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/face-of-defense-military-couple-extends-family-from-africa-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Kristen and Peter wanted to adopt a child even before they met. When the couple first began dating, they said, one of the things that attracted them to one another was their desire to adopt a child with a special need for a family. -By Army Sgt. Adrianna Barnes, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade]]></description></item><item><title>Phoenix area Open Houses Used to Scout Foster Homes</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/phoenix-area-open-houses-used-to-scout-foster-homes-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:09:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/phoenix-area-open-houses-used-to-scout-foster-homes-1</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Arizona foster-care and adoption agencies face a difficult task each day: recruiting and maintaining families for more than 13,000 children in the state's foster system. -by Stephanie Russo/The Republic|azcentral.com]]></description></item><item><title>Foundling Hospital's Mother/Child program puts pregnant teens on the road to success as mothers</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/foundling-hospitals-motherchild-program-puts-pregnant-teens-on-the-road-to-success-as-mothers</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:09:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/foundling-hospitals-motherchild-program-puts-pregnant-teens-on-the-road-to-success-as-mothers</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Nadia Owens was a pregnant 15-year-old when she entered the Mother/Child program, now she is a corporate vice president with two academic degrees and two successful grown children. -By Holly Reich/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS]]></description></item><item><title>Abandoned, neglected children can't find homes in Rim Country</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/abandoned-neglected-children-cant-find-homes-in-rim-country</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:09:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/abandoned-neglected-children-cant-find-homes-in-rim-country</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Foster families lack in Gila County has turned crisis into routine even for younger children. -By Michele Nelson/Payson Roundup]]></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>State wins federal funds to reunite homeless parents with their children</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/state-wins-federal-funds-to-reunite-homeless-parents-with-their-children</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:17:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterChildren/state-wins-federal-funds-to-reunite-homeless-parents-with-their-children</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA["The goal of this supportive housing program is to keep families together and help those who are in greatest need get back on their feet," the governor said in a statement announcing the grant. -The Connecticut Mirror]]></description></item><item><title>House Passes Adoption Bill</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/house-passes-adoption-bill</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/InternationalAdoption/house-passes-adoption-bill</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[US lawmakers vote to remove barriers for adopting North Korean refugee orphans. -Radio Free Asia]]></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>Reality shows highlight young, unplanned pregnancies</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/reality-shows-highlight-young-unplanned-pregnancies</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:36:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/BirthParenting/reality-shows-highlight-young-unplanned-pregnancies</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Reality shows highlight young, unplanned pregnancies -Brittany Choplin, The Review]]></description></item><item><title>Foster mom earns her 'angel' wings</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-earns-her-angel-wings</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:26:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/FosterParenting/foster-mom-earns-her-angel-wings</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez nominated LeClair Reaves for recognition by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, whose Angels in Adoption program annually honors constituents who aid or advocate for foster children and orphans. -San Antonio Express-News]]></description></item><item><title>After 48 years, Redlander reunites with her brother</title><link>http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-48-years-redlander-reunites-with-her-brother</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:19:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://news.adoption.com/news/Search_Reunion/after-48-years-redlander-reunites-with-her-brother</guid><author>AdminFA</author><description><![CDATA[Ruth Jarmusz of Redlands has been reunited with her brother, Lance Baker of Mesa, Az., who was given up for adoption in 1964. -Ed Castro|Redlands Daily Facts]]></description></item></channel></rss>