National Adoption Month Information
Here at NJ ARCH, we recognize National Adoption Month each November. It’s a time to celebrate families formed through adoption and a time to bring awareness to the thousands of children and teens still waiting for permanent homes.
The roots of National Adoption Month can be traced back nearly 50 years ago. In 1976, the governor of Massachusetts first proclaimed National Adoption Week to call attention to the urgent need for more adoptive families for children in foster care. By 1995, President Clinton extended the week into the whole month of November.
National Adoption Day is a special highlight of National Adoption Month. This meaningful day brings families, judges, and communities together as thousands of adoptions are finalized in courtrooms simultaneously. This year National Adoption Day is on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
During this month, we encourage you to:
- Share your adoption story with loved ones or professionals
- Support agencies or programs that help individuals who have been touched by adoption
- Mentor a teen aging out of foster care
- Ask your local library to highlight adoption positive books
- Raise awareness about the children waiting to be adopted
National Adoption Month brings celebration and joy to many families across the country. It can also be a reminder of grief and loss for adoptees and birth parents. We recognize that it can be difficult time too, whether it’s parents and families who are struggling through the adoption process, teens aging out of foster care, or children who are still waiting.
For more information on National Adoption Awareness month and to download resources, please visit: