Registration is now open for the Adopteen Camp-Conference in Minneapolis, a five-day camp for teen adoptees, entirely run by adoptees! Since 2008, Adopteen has worked to bring the adoptee community together, not to only talk about adoption, but to encourage connections, build community, and have fun together. Three times a year, in different locations around
Feels Like Home | A Birth Mother’s Story
From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew I was going to do adoption. But the path was not as straight-forward as I first expected. My daughter’s birth father was involved and supportive of the adoption. But this was the first time in our relationship that he was supportive for the right
Letter to My Mother
Dear Mother, Writing “Dear Mother” seems so formal, yet I never met you so I can’t call you “mom.” I don’t even know if you would have wanted me to call you “mom.” Let alone if I would have been comfortable with that either. How strange all of this is—and to think that at my
Participate in Columbia University Research
Columbia University received a large federal grant and are eager to find participants for three studies. Two of the studies require families to go to their lab in New York and a third study requires a stool sample to be mailed. Study 1 The first study seeks adopted (international or domestic) children and non-adopted (biological) children ages
A Letter from My Birth Parents
The following is an excerpt from How Did You Find Me, a sweet story about love lost and found again. Crossing over decades, the book weaves together the narratives of an adopted woman, her birth mother and birth father, highlighting how the adoption affected each of them and their relationships over the years. Though the narratives
$1500 Adoption Grant Available for Home Study Approved Families
We’ve just been notified of a new grant available to Minnesota adoptive families who are home study approved. The $1,500 grant was created by an adoptive family hoping to help prospective adoptive parents with adoption expenses. Grants are awarded to singles, couples and families hoping to adopt through foster care adoption, domestic adoption, international adoption and
Call for Stories | Healthcare Challenges Faced by Adopted Persons Lacking Family Health History
Have you experienced health challenges based on your lack of family health history? Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics will publish a collection of personal stories from adopted individuals about challenges they face in seeking healthcare while lacking family health history information from genetic relatives. The editors will approach the experiences of adopted persons in this context
20 Things to Do While You Wait to Adopt
The excitement of beginning an adoption often overshadows some of the more difficult aspects of the process. However, as families progress through the various steps in their adoption, they become acutely aware of the reality that almost all adoptions involve some sort of wait time. While this wait can look different depending on individual situations
Watch the Beauty of Black Girls Round Table
In August, we hosted a round table discussion to promote an open dialogue about the beauty of black girls and women and how this beauty is portrayed within society. We discussed promoting self-confidence, empowering young black girls and women, challenging traditional beauty standards within America and black communities, and more. Our panelists shared their personal
Research Request | Foster and Transracial Adoptive Parent Study
A researcher at Florida State University is interested in connecting with parents who are fostering or have adopted transracially. We are not affiliated with this research, but are committed to supporting adoption research and are therefore passing it along to our families in case you are interested in participating. Parents who are currently fostering or have
