US: Adoption Tech Fails: Investigation Reveals Inadequate Support for Prospective Parents Parent Herald - November 17, 2023 The introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, "Family-Match," aimed at streamlining the adoption process in the foster care system, has been met with mixed … [Read more...]

NY: Syracuse family celebrates National Adoption Awareness Day (Includes video) Spectrum News 1 - November 17, 2023 National Adoption Day is observed the Saturday before Thanksgiving every year. It's a day to celebrate and raise awareness for the nearly 114,000 children waiting to be adopted … [Read more...]

NY: Governor Hochul Announces $29.8 Million in State Funding for Adoption-related Services (Press release) Office of Kathy Hochul, Governor for New York - November 14, 2023 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an additional $7 million in state funding to support a broad range of … [Read more...]

NY: Local nonprofit transforms empty spaces into homes (Includes video) WIVB - November 13, 2023 A local organization is dedicated to transforming empty spaces into homes and changing Western New Yorkers' lives along the way. UPward Design for Life is a nonprofit that fully furnishes empty … [Read more...]

US: National Adoption Month, 2023 (Press release) Executive Office of the President - November 03, 2023 A Proclamation: Children are the kite strings that hold our Nation's ambitions aloft, and every one of them deserves to grow up in a safe and loving home. This National Adoption Month, we … [Read more...]

NY: In New York, More Data Needed to Help Students in Foster Care, Experts Say Imprint - October 24, 2023 For New Yorker Anthony Robinson, certain experiences stand out about attending school while in foster care, beginning at age 10 - illustrating how he felt unseen and unsupported. Among them is … [Read more...]

US: When Foster Parents Don't Want to Give Back the Baby ProPublica - October 16, 2023 It has become harder and harder to adopt a child, especially an infant, in the United States. Adoptions from abroad plummeted from 23,000 in 2004 to 1,500 last year, largely owing to stricter policies in Asia … [Read more...]

US: New Research Shows High Desire Among Black Americans To Become Foster Parents, But Distrust And Discrimination Prevents Them Black Enterprise - October 21, 2023 Black Americans have a disproportionate desire to become foster parents, but have been reluctant to try due to continuous racial … [Read more...]

US: It's time to grant full citizenship to adoptees born outside of U.S. (Opinion) (May require subscription) Enquirer - October 23, 2023 Since the end of World War II, the United States has welcomed over 500,000 individuals who were adopted from abroad as children and brought to the U.S. by … [Read more...]

US: Five Key Takeaways From Our Investigation on Foster Kids in Private Psychiatric Hospitals (Commentary) Mother Jones - October 19, 2023 Universal Health Services, the country's largest psychiatric hospital chain, claims on its website to provide compassionate care with a "relentless focus on … [Read more...]