By Melinda Haggerty, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Senior Vice President, General Counsel Previously published April 2015 Personal and professional experiences have taught us that you never outgrow the need for a family. At the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, we know that sentiment is es
By Rita L. Soronen Right now, there are more than 115,000 children in the United States who have been permanently separated from their family of origin and are waiting for someone to step forward to adopt them — a 15% increase since 2012. Unfortunately, the myths and misperceptions surrounding
“It’s too expensive.” “Children in foster care are too set in their ways to blend in with my family.” “I’m not married, so I can’t adopt, right?” “I don’t want to deal with the birth parents in my face about their child or deal with the child welfare system
