The government is monitoring hash tags on Facebook and Twitter to show the importance of the tax credit. Here is the information as to what they ...
OPENNESS IN ADOPTION:FROM SECRECY AND STIGMA TO KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS
Authors: Deborah H. Siegel, Ph.D. and Susan Livingston Smith, LCSW Published: 2012 March, New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Document T...
INSTITUTE, PARTNERS WORK TO PRESERVE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT BEYOND 2012
According to Voice for Adoption, the Making Adoption Affordable Act (S3616 and HR4373) will not be addressed as stand-alone legislation, but in an ove...
How Your Personal Experiences Create the Basis for Individual Values Regarding Adoption
By Michael Hill When we conduct adoption-related trainings for healthcare and/or helping professionals, we often utilize an activity that helps partic...
Volunteer Opportunity – Committee Needed for Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House
During this difficult economy where some not for profit organizations are closing their doors, Adoption STAR is growing! The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony a...
Coincidence or Divine Intervention
By Michele Fried Years ago, I wrote an article that stemmed from a family conversation about whether things are simply coincidence or fate. I intervie...
One Journey to Parenthood
By Michele Fried (reprinted from 2004) Marie* and Peter* (*names were changed) were coming up on their two year mark with the agency. Their home stu...
Two Dads
Written by Michael Hill Recently, my 3 and a half-year-old son Elijah and I were visiting the indoor playground at the Jewish Community Center of Gre...
Birth Mother’s Write to Adoption STAR…
When we receive letters or cards of appreciation from our adoptive parents the staff glows as anyone would. We love to hear that our hard work was m...
What is ICPC
This blog post was written by Adoption STAR’s Ohio Program Director, Angela Laman. She can be contacted by email at [email protected] As Adopt...