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Little Red Stocking 2022: A Story of Love & Reunion

December 24, 2022 by Emily Cain

Every December, we invite community members like you to be part of the work we do through our Little Red Stocking Campaign. Your gift helps us unite children with loving,

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Filed Under: News, Reunion

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A Longing to Know More

March 24, 2021 by Staff Contributor

In 1956 Lois Nelson, a 16-year-old high school junior, walked into the Salvation Army Booth Women’s Home and Hospital, a safe haven for unwed mothers, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Before

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Birth Parent Reflections, Reunion, Today's Child and Family

Our COVID-19 Response

March 13, 2020 by kristina berg

Due to the rapidly changing nature of the situation, we will continue to post updates to our website. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. This

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Filed Under: Events, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Global Family Support, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, Parenting, Reunion, Sibling Adoption, Waiting Families

A 35-year-old blonde woman sits on her computer looking for her birth mother on Ancestry DNA.

Best Practices for Connecting with Birth Family via DNA Search

August 23, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Many people have reunited with children, siblings and biological parents with the help of DNA technology. You may have heard their stories and decided that now is the time to

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Filed Under: News, Reunion

Christina smiles while holding a picture of her biological father, whom she met in her 40s.

Gaining Family and Insight through Post Adoption Reunion

May 9, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Christina, adopted as an infant, spent her life wondering if her birth mother thought about her. She enjoyed a happy childhood with her adoptive parents, who adopted her in the

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

Adoptee Starts Company to Inspire Others

February 25, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Lee Arnold, an adult adoptee, is driven to motivate others to live their lives to their fullest. “I’ve had a lot of opportunities to meet really inspiring individuals who are

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Donor Stories, International Adoption, News, Reunion

Adoption Support Fund Grants

September 5, 2018 by Staff Contributor

Our Adoption Support Fund is a unique grant program open to anyone using our adoption or post adoption services. Those interested complete a short application process and a grant committee

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Filed Under: News, Reunion, Waiting Children

A woman's hand holding a pencil to a notebook as she is about to start writing a letter to her birth mother.

Letter to My Mother

April 19, 2018 by Guest Contributor

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

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

A Letter from My Birth Parents

December 18, 2017 by Guest Contributor

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

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Birth Parent Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

A picture of an old household compound in the mountains, taken during our Tour Korea birthland tour.

Do Everything You Can to Participate in Tour Korea!

November 28, 2017 by Guest Contributor

Do everything you can to participate in the Tour Korea! Birthland Tour.  Your experience, and most importantly the experience with your child, sibling, parent, spouse, friend, or loved one, will

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Filed Under: Adoptive Family Stories, Culture and Heritage, International Adoption, News, Reunion

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