Adoption STAR’s International Adoption Coordinator, Megan Montgomery is quoted twice in this Chicago Tribune article: ...
How I Explained Adoption to the First Grade
An adoptive mother shares how she was able to explain adoption in a language and style first graders were able to understand. PLUS: a list of useful a...
REMEMBER ADOPTION STAR FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING
Need a last minute holiday gift? Why not show that someone special that you are thinking of them by making a donation in their name to the Adoption S...
HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE ADOPTION TAX CREDIT BY USING SOCIAL MEDIA
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...
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...
Do You Have An Adoption Friendly Workplace?
Adoption benefits are inexpensive and easy to administer. Yet so many employers have not addressed the issue. By adding adoption benefits to a compa...
Are You Touched By Adoption? This Family Is!
At Adoption STAR, we often discuss being touched by adoption and truly whether you work at the agency or have worked with the agency, you know how mea...