September 06, 2020

Have A Gorgeous (Long) Weekend

Dear ones—Labor Day doesn’t mean a long weekend for everyone, but if it does for you, we hope you’re savoring it. For those working this weekend, thank you for your essential service. We’re so grateful to you.

Here we are again with our favorite reads of the week, the ones that stuck in our minds and made us think. We hope they do the same for you.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we’ll see you around here next week.

<3

This week on the blog, we discussed advocating for racial equality in adoption.

Children’s of Alabama is Birmingham’s best-kept secret. 

Do you feel like you’re the only parent struggling through this pandemic? You’re not alone. This list of podcasts is filled with commiserating voices.

Residents of Florida are rising up against an “inconsistent” adoption system. 

Here is how to be an anti-racist adoptive parent. 

The Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE)  is expanding online services to aid children in the foster system. 

Hats off to these kids and their heroically productive COVID summers! 

Thousands of inquiries continue to roll in regarding Jordan from Oklahoma. 

Do you love children and want to find a way to work with them? 

The ACCT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has introduced the Adoption Amendment Act of 2020.