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Finding Families: Meet Jimmy, Sports-Loving Teen Looking for Forever Home
Jimmy likes sports and going out to eat and says he wants to find a family that loves him “well.” News4’s Melissa Mollet kicks off our Finding Families series, highlighting local children in need of a home to call their own.
Post-Roe, is adoption a realistic alternative to abortion?
“Adoption is complicated, and it should not be seen as a simple solution to an unintended pregnancy,” says Janice Goldwater, founder and CEO of Adoptions Together, a nonprofit agency in Maryland. Beyond a one-time legal event, she adds, adoption has lifelong implications. “In a sense, we have to go against our biology,” she says. “We’re wired as living creatures to care for our young.”
Finding Families: Marlaysia and Jimmy Are Looking for Their Forever Families
Marlaysia, 15, has a long list of loves, including swimming and dancing, and wants to be in a family with siblings. Jimmy, also 15, loves sports and says he has extremely good handwriting. Learn more with Melissa Mollet of NBC4 Washington.
Spotlight on Adoptions Together: Every Child, Every Family, Every Step of the Way
November is National Adoption Month and today we're highlighting a wonderful organization that has been helping children and families for more than 30 years. Janice Goldwater joined us to discuss the mission of Adoptions Together.
Finding Families: Jamal and Malachi Need Forever Homes
There are at least 114,000 foster children in the U.S. waiting to find a permanent home. Some of them, like Jamal and Malachi, are in the Adoptions Together Heart Gallery, an online and in-person photo exhibit of children waiting to be adopted.
Taste in Potomac 2022: Thank You For Your Support!
Melissa Mollet Honored at Adoptions Together Fundraiser
News4’s Melissa Mollet was honored at the “Taste in Potomac” fundraiser for Adoptions Together. Mollet has a child who was adopted and works to help other children find families.
Interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, Pregnancy Social Worker at Adoptions Together (Part 2)
Last week, we published part one of our interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, of Adoptions Together, one of our Birthparent Support Alliance members, to learn more about the work they do, talk about common adoption misconceptions, and have a serious talk about ethics and equity in the adoption landscape. The interview was so good it ended up becoming two parts.
Interview with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, Pregnancy Social Worker at Adoptions Together
The Birthparent Support Alliance launched in 2022, and the response has been incredible. We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Meshan Lehmann, LCSW-C, a pregnancy social worker at Adoptions Together, one of our Birthparent Support Alliance members, to learn more about the work they do, talk about common adoption misconceptions, and have a serious talk about ethics and equity in the adoption landscape.
2022 Angels in Adoption Honoree
Women denied abortion rarely choose adoption. That’s unlikely to change.
Thank you to Sydney Trent of the Washington Post for including us in this incredibly important, ongoing conversation.
Adoptions Together’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Local Families Comfort Adopted Ukrainian Children Amid War
Dozens of families in DC, Maryland, and Virginia who have adopted children from Ukraine are now heartbroken by the war in their homeland. One 17-year-old describes how he feels thinking about the destruction in Kyiv, his hometown.
Russian and Ukrainian Adopted Children Impacted by War
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Adoptions Together is holding the Ukrainian people in our hearts and prayers. We are also thinking of those who live here in the United States and consider Ukraine or Russia as their homeland. Thank you to the National Parent Teacher Association for including us in this important article. Please give it a read if you or your family are in need of extra support during this incredibly difficult time.
A Statement on the War in Ukraine: Support for Adoptive Families
