Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Fostering the Future for American Children and Families – The White House … [Read more...]

As thousands of Chinese families take DNA tests, the results are upending what adoptees abroad thought they knew about their origins. The Chinese Adoptees Who Were Stolen | The New Yorker … [Read more...]

This article summarizes findings from a study of barriers to finalizing adoptions for prospective adoptive parents (PAPs), identified by a research project initiated and funded by Gift of Adoption (GOA), a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide assistance grants to complete the … [Read more...]

National Council For Adoption Applauds Congress, President for Making Adoption Tax Credit Partially Refundable Alexandria, VA — National Council For Adoption (NCFA) applauds Congress and the president for enacting a bipartisan-supported policy provision that makes the adoption tax credit … [Read more...]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After years of delay, South Korea has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty meant to safeguard international adoptions, highlighting a significant policy shift decades after sending tens of thousands of children to the West through an aggressive … [Read more...]

Last Updated: May 29, 2025 Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity, Inc. (IAAME) has confirmed that it will cease serving as a designated accrediting entity. IAAME and the Department are working together to identify a mutually acceptable date upon which IAAME’s work will conclude … [Read more...]

Adoption Advocate No. 183- As we look to the new Congress, the National Council For Adoption team is ready to educate and advocate for our policy priorities. Those issues include, among others, spreading awareness about adoption, protecting those involved with adoption plans, making adoption more … [Read more...]

ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 17, 2025) — A new report, titled Adoption by the Numbers, released by the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) reveals that the number of private domestic adoptions, also known as infant adoptions, have increased in recent years following a decline during the COVID-19 … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Representatives Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Danny Davis (D-IL) led a bipartisan group of members of Congress in calling on President Trump and the Administration to work on behalf of families devastated by … [Read more...]

NY: Biden's Former Top Child Welfare Appointee Now Leads New York City's Oldest Child Protection Organization Imprint - January 21, 2025 Aysha Schomburg's recently concluded three-year tenure as one of the nation's top child welfare officials is among the most historic: Child poverty and calls … [Read more...]