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It’s Time!: National Adoption Awareness Month

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

It’s time! November is Adoption Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about adoption, adoptive families and the children who are in need of adoptive homes (North American Council on Adoptable Children, 2001.) This post is to provide ideas for those of you who want to do something in honor of this special month for [...]

“Tweet” Me

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

This is an invitation to “tweet” me,
Arleta James, at AdoptInfo!
 www.twitter.com/AdoptInfo
Limited to 140 characters, twitter is quick—little time is required to learn a lot! If you like social networking, you’ll love twitter!
 
AdoptInfo is a place where parents and professionals can share and seek resources to ensure the well-being of each member of adoptive families—mothers, fathers, brothers, [...]

2009 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Many of you have likely eaten at a Wendy’s®. Beyond the old-fashioned burgers enjoyed with a thick, cold Frosty™, Wendy’s, via the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, is dedicated to increasing the number of adoptions from the American foster care system. In July, 2009, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program was able to report that their organization [...]