Comments on: National Adoption Awareness Month – send a card http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a News and information for those planning to adopt through foster care as well as firsthand accounts of those who have. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a/comment-page-1#comment-1962 Kelly Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:24:34 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/06/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a#comment-1962 I don't know of any programs in the US because we're supposed to be able to take care of our own kids since we're such a rich country.<br /> <br /> If you want to a find a local, or at least semi-local child, check the waiting children for your particular state. Each state has it's own website, besides the AdoptUSKids one. I don’t know of any programs in the US because we’re supposed to be able to take care of our own kids since we’re such a rich country.

If you want to a find a local, or at least semi-local child, check the waiting children for your particular state. Each state has it’s own website, besides the AdoptUSKids one.

]]> By: lmg1567 http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a/comment-page-1#comment-1961 lmg1567 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:43:34 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/06/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a#comment-1961 What a wonderful idea!! I just called our local DHS office and asked if there was anything we could do locally to help a child in foster care or awaiting adoption and they'll get back to me on that (so many confidentiality issues!!). I would like to help a child in our community first, but if I get nowhere on that front, I will gladly contact the AdoptUSKids website and go that route (or maybe both). I want to make it a family project for my kids - so they can learn perspective on how lucky they really are to have a forever family. Thank you for the great post and idea!! What a wonderful idea!! I just called our local DHS office and asked if there was anything we could do locally to help a child in foster care or awaiting adoption and they’ll get back to me on that (so many confidentiality issues!!). I would like to help a child in our community first, but if I get nowhere on that front, I will gladly contact the AdoptUSKids website and go that route (or maybe both). I want to make it a family project for my kids – so they can learn perspective on how lucky they really are to have a forever family. Thank you for the great post and idea!!

]]> By: scrapsbynobody http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a/comment-page-1#comment-1960 scrapsbynobody Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:35:27 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/06/national-adoption-awareness-month-send-a#comment-1960 I wonder why we don't have sponsorship programs for waiting children in our country. We support a child in Ghana, and although we will likely never meet him, we are important in his life. True, we send money, which allows positive change in his life, and perhaps children in foster care don't have the same kinds of material needs. But we also send cards throughout the year, hang his picture on the fridge, talk about and pray for him. It helps us to be mindful of someone else's need, and I hope it is positive and encouraging for both sides of the equation. It seems to me that it would be easier, and less expensive to support "orphans" here at home. IS there such a program, or is it just a do-it-yourself sort of thing? I wonder why we don’t have sponsorship programs for waiting children in our country. We support a child in Ghana, and although we will likely never meet him, we are important in his life. True, we send money, which allows positive change in his life, and perhaps children in foster care don’t have the same kinds of material needs. But we also send cards throughout the year, hang his picture on the fridge, talk about and pray for him. It helps us to be mindful of someone else’s need, and I hope it is positive and encouraging for both sides of the equation. It seems to me that it would be easier, and less expensive to support “orphans” here at home. IS there such a program, or is it just a do-it-yourself sort of thing?

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