Join us Tomorrow for a Forum Closing National Adoption Month
November 29, 2011 by Paul Guequierre
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, we hope you'll join the HRC Family Project for an Adoption Forum featuring Bryan Samuels, Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also in attendance will be LGBT families, leaders in the child welfare profession, and HRC Family Project Director Ellen Kahn. As National Adoption Month comes to a close, the forum will serve as a call to action for child welfare agencies to include LGBT families in efforts to find permanent families for children and youth in foster care. The forum will be streamed live at www.hrc.org/adoptionforum.
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November 23, 2011 by Ellen Kahn
A new report from the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute points to best practices and needs for LGBT families.
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November 22, 2011 by Guest contributor
This week's "National Adoption Month" blog series features the Feldman family.
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November 18, 2011 by Ellen Kahn
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a panelist at a briefing on the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (ECDFA) for the GLASS Caucus (Gay, Lesbian and Allied Senate Staff). Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced this bill (S.1770) in the Senate for the first time earlier this month; Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) introduced the House version (H.R. 1681) in May. The ECDFA would remove discriminatory practices in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and marital status, and states that don’t fully comply could be subject to a loss of federal funds. The timing for this briefing was ideal—this is National Adoption Month, a time to raise awareness about the 107,000 children and youth in foster care who have the goal of adoption, and to celebrate the thousands of thriving adoptive families, including LGBT families, that are part of the adoption community. We applaud Senator Gillibrand for her commitment to improving the lives of children and youth, and to creating a level playing field for all adults, single or married, LGBT or not, who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.
Continue Reading ►Building Permanent Families
November 17, 2011 by Dan Rafter
Earlier this week, prospective LGBT parents in the Los Angeles area had the opportunity to learn about opening their homes, building families and going through the adoption process. There are approximately 500 children in the LA area – and over 100,000 nationwide – in need of forever homes.
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