Happy National Adoption Day! This day raises awareness of the more than one hundred thousand children in foster care.
Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the day focuses on children waiting for permanent, loving families.
Not only does the day aim to find homes, but National Adoption Day also helps the dreams of many children and families come true.
In 2015, many courts and communities came together to finalize nearly four thousand adoptions of children from foster care.
More than three hundred events are held annually during this observance. They celebrate as dreams become a reality. In total, more than 58,500 children have been adopted from foster care on this day.
There are many reasons families and individuals choose adoptions. Sometimes they are unable to conceive.
Others choose adoption simply to give a child who doesn’t have one a loving home. Many begin as foster parents.
When placing a child for adoption, the decision is often difficult. This emotional journey requires patience, guidance, and support.
The support comes from the surrounding community, adoption organizations, social workers, child advocates, families, and friends.
Placing the needs of the child first, National Adoption Day celebrates the successful collaboration that brings families together all across the nation.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Support those on their journey of adoption. Educate yourself about adoption. If you’re considering adoption, reach out to the several organizations that guide and support families through the process.
Learn about the types of adoptions. Help a family come together.
Celebrate with a family you know. Use #NationalAdoptionDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
A Coalition of national partners including The Alliance for Children’s Rights, Children’s Action Network, Freddie Mac Foundation, and Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption started National Adoption Day in 2000.
In November of 2000, the sponsors worked with law firms, state foster care agencies, child advocates, and courts to complete hundreds of foster care adoptions in nine jurisdictions nationwide.
• 2001 – Seventeen jurisdictions participated
• 2002 – Casey Family Services and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute joined the National Adoption Day Coalition, helping thirty-four cities across the country finalize 1,350 adoptions and celebrate adoption.- • 2003 – Courts and community organizations in more than one hundred and twenty jurisdictions across the nation finalized the adoptions of 3,100 children.
- • 2004 – More than 3,400 children were adopted from foster care in two hundred events in thirty-seven states after courts and community organizations finalized the adoptions.
- • 2011 – More than three hundred court and community events were held during the national observance.
DATES
November 20, 2021
November 24, 2022
November 18, 2023
November 23, 2024
November 22, 2025
November 21, 2026
November 20, 2027
November 18, 2028
November 17, 2029
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