For those of us who serve children in foster care, we think on a daily basis about the thousands of children in the U.S. who need to find safe, secure homes. As of July 2012, around 104,000 children in the U.S. alone were waiting to be adopted, spending on average about a year in foster care, according to the U.S. Children?s Bureau.
Every year, leaders in foster in care remind others that no child is unadoptable. Here at Children?s Home Society of Washington, we are honored to celebrate National Adoption Day on Nov. 17, which brings national attention to children currently in foster care and encourages families to take the remarkable step toward being a permanent part of these children?s lives.
The day also focuses on building stronger partnerships between courts, organizations, policymakers and advocates around the U.S. to finalize adoptions for foster children. This year, about 4,500 children are expected to be adopted?helping build lasting families and loving homes.
Family recruiters based at Children?s Home Society of Washington took 10 foster kids and their families to Pierce County Juvenile Court in Tacoma today to complete the adoption process in honor of National Adoption Day.
I am grateful that I got to be a part of this amazing event again this year. It always has a special place in my heart as well as my colleagues at Children?s Home Society of Washington, which has created a lasting legacy to improve the lives of foster children since 1896.
The celebration included cake and gifts for the new parents and their adopted children. The accolades not only go to new parents and sisters and brothers who have made a significant commitment, but also the foster children who have shown great courage and dedication in waiting to find their forever families.
We thank them for letting us be a part of their lives.
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