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Bloggin' Mamas is sponsoring this giveaway in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council. November is National Adoption Month and they are encouraging prospective parents to adopt older youth from foster care. The theme for National Adoption Month is, "We Never Outgrow the Need for Family." That's because older children and youth still have many big milestones in their life they need a family for. There are 415,000 children in the U.S. foster care system and 108,000 are waiting to be adopted. AdoptUSKids’ maintains a national photo listing service for children waiting to be adopted. Since the project launched in 2002, more than 25,000 children who were once photo listed on adoptuskids.org have been adopted and nearly 38,000 families have registered to adopt through the website. Nevertheless, older youth are disproportionately represented – approximately 41 percent of children and youth photo listed on adoptuskids.org are between 15 and 18 years old, but only 17 percent of those adopted have been in this age group. Older youth and teens have lower adoption rates than younger children, and they often wait longer to be adopted. But no matter their age, all kids need a supportive, loving home and the teenage years are a critical period for growth. Visit adoptuskids.org or to call 1-888-200-4005(English) or 1-877-236-7831 (Spanish) to receive the latest information about the foster care system and the adoption process. You can also visit the campaign’s communities on Facebook and Twitter. And Now for the Giveaway!One Winner will Win a $100 Amazon Giftcard! Giveaway begins November 21st, 2015 at 6pm EST and ends November 30th, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST. Open to US residents age 18 and older. Winner will be selected by Random.org and be notified by email. See Giveaway Tools widget below for full terms & conditions.Disclosure: Bloggin’ Mamas is hosting this giveaway and coordinating prize fulfillment. Element Associates, The Ad Council and the AdoptUSKids are in no way responsible for the giveaway, and only provided the above content to be distributed in the form of a PSA.
6 Comments
Michaela K
11/23/2015 09:35:42 am
I'm adopted but not in the"traditional" sense. My mom, sister and I were abandoned by my biological father. Luckily my mom met this amazing guy and he adopted my sister and I when I was 10. That's the man that walked me down the isle almost 20 years ago.
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Joy Newlan
11/23/2015 10:52:00 am
my goddaughter is adopted and it was a joy to experience the whole process with our friends. the ups and downs. bringing a new baby home. learning about the birth mother. i was overwhelmed with all the love this brand new baby had from everybody involved
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Holly Thomas
11/24/2015 01:30:05 am
I think this website it is great, it has so much information for people who are interested in adoption.
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Kimberly Bauer
11/24/2015 06:44:53 am
I learned that you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. I have had custody of my daughter(niece) for 4 years now. We finally finished trial to terminate parental rights and are currently waiting for the judge to give her ruling. I cannot wait for her decision so we can proceed with adoption. We have had her with us since she was born and I want to finalize the adoption so we can finally be legally permanent!
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Audra O'Hara
11/24/2015 06:56:44 am
I learned from the site they have post-adoption resources that cover subjects like tax credits and respite care. I came very close to adopting years ago before my daughter was born. We went through the fostering classes also and were certified; even though we never got to the final step of fostering a child.
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bernie w
11/27/2015 12:48:55 pm
I learned that November is national adoption month. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.
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