Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 27: National Adoption Month

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 27: National Adoption Month

#NationalAdoptionMonth 

National Adoption Day is officially celebrated on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

National Adoption Awareness Month is here! It’s a month-long event to encourage people to learn about adoption, recognize people who have been impacted by adoption, and organize positive adoption-related events. 

Facts About National Adoption Day:

• The awareness color for Adoption is White.
• National Adoption Day is observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
• To date, the dreams of 75,000 children in foster care have come true as part of National Adoption Day events.

A foster child usually has to wait nearly 4 years to be adopted, but more than 20,000 kids age out of the foster care system at age 18 every year without either forever family or permanent home. The aim of National Adoption Day is to provide forever families to as many children as possible.

National Adoption Awareness Month is here! It’s a month-long event to encourage people to learn about adoption, recognize people who have been impacted by adoption, and organize positive adoption-related events. There are many ways you and your family can learn and participate this year!

1. Retell Your Child’s Adoption Story to Them
2. Spread Awareness through Your Social Media
3. Have a Family Movie Month - Watch Positive Adoption-Related Movies
4. Donate Time and Money to a Local Organization that Supports Adoption
5. Read Adoption Related Books with your child

If you are ready to begin your adoption plan or just want to learn more about adoption- The best thing to do is to call our 24hour/7 day a week phone number at 623-695-4112 .