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Monthly Archives: April 2010
President Obama proclaims National Foster Care Month
May is Foster Care Month! And yesterday, President Obama issued a National Foster Care Month Proclamation. This is the first time in almost two decades that the White House has issued a foster care month proclamation! “President Obama thought it … Continue reading
How can the adoption tax credit help me?
Just recently CCAI released our inaugural ‘CCAI In Focus’ report on the Adoption Tax Credit. While everyone was hastily working to click “submit” on the IRS website before 11:59pm on April 15th, we thought it would be a great idea … Continue reading
All the single ladies…
A recent Youtube video, ‘Single Ladies Devastation‘, features singer/songwriter/pastor Carlos Whittaker and his family singing along to Beyonce’s hit single. The video has gone viral because of their son’s unique reaction to the song. This Atlanta-based family adopted Losiah three … Continue reading
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Returnable child?
13,231. That is the number of Russian children who have found permanent, loving homes in America over the last five years. One. That is the number of adoptive parents who made the irresponsible, dare I say reprehensible, decision to return … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, International, Kathleen's Posts, Russia, Uncategorized
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International adoption: a bad rep in recent news?
With the recent buzz surrounding Artyom Savelyev, the 7-year-old boy who was sent back to Russia alone on a plane by his adoptive family in the USA, and the Russian government’s subsequent threats to freeze adoptions from the country, international … Continue reading
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Celebrities Adopting
Yesterday, Jessica Alba appeared on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The family featured, the Beach family, had adopted 8 children in addition to 4 biological children! Father Larry Beach said, “No matter if you’re in a travel trailer or a … Continue reading
All you need is love?
This Saturday, the state of California will begin limiting the number of children each foster family can have to 6 children total–whether they are foster, biological, and/or adopted children. Officials hope this new limit will improve the quality of service … Continue reading
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