[from the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections Weekly Update 11/4/09]
There are 130,000 children and youth waiting to be adopted. National Adoption Month urges Americans to “Answer the Call” to adopt children and youth from foster care.
Visit the 2009 National Adoption Month website (www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/nam) at Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children’s Bureau, to find answers to your questions and to access adoption information and resources, including:
• A calendar of activities for each day of the month—in both English and Spanish
• Targeted resources for professionals, families, and teachers
• Publications from AdoptUsKids
• A new Proclamations section, which includes Presidential and State acknowledgments of November as National Adoption Month
View the AdoptUsKids’ national photo listing of children and youth waiting for homes: www.adoptuskids.org. The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) offers resources, training, and technical assistance to States, Tribes, and adoption agencies on a variety of adoption topics: www.nrcadoption.org. For additional information on child welfare and adoption-related resources, visit www.childwelfare.gov, call 800.394.3366, or email info@childwelfare.gov.
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