July 30, 2013

Adoption News Round-up

Here’s a look at some of the most interesting adoption news around the web:

Adoption parties: the new trend in adoption.

gift-of-identity.org is an incredible new organization that will provide travel grants to adoptees who want to visit their birth country.

Taxes are confusing, and that’s why information about the adoption tax credit never gets hold. The Huffington Post compiled a great run-down of all the benefits adoptive parents can receive with the credit. Keep this on hand!

An adoptee reflects on being an adoptee, and in the same situation as her birth mother, in this beautiful post on ChicagoNow.

Another great post from a birth mother, who shares what she says when people ask her if she has children.

School can be a difficult place for adoptees, as they encounter unforeseen challenges that may make them feel like outsiders. There are some great webinars coming up that will provide information for adoptive parents about how they can help support their adopted child at school.

Another great one from the Huffington Post: why we need to support foster children even after they’ve aged out of care.

A to-do list for friends and families of waiting adoptive families. What would you add to this list?

How did you maintain your faith after a failed adoption?