National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to raise awareness of the 114,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families. This one day has made the dreams of thousands of children come true by working with policymakers, practitioners and advocates to finalize adoptions and find permanent, loving homes for children in foster care. In total, more than 30,000 children have been adopted from foster care on National Adoption Day.
A coalition of national partners - The Alliance for Children's Rights, Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services, Children's Action Network, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and Freddie Mac Foundation - sponsor National Adoption Day to draw special attention to foster children waiting for permanent families and to celebrate all loving families that adopt. This year the National Adoption Day Coalition expects 4,500 foster care children to be adopted on National Adoption Day on November 20, 2010.
Goals:
Finalize adoptions from foster care in all 50 states.
Celebrate and honor families who adopt.
Raise awareness about the 114,000 children in foster care waiting for adoption.
Encourage others to adopt children from foster care.
Build collaboration among local adoption agencies, courts and advocacy organizations.
To learn more about National Adoption day, visit their web site at www.nationaladoptionday.org.
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