A Look Back on National Adoption Day 2013
According to National Adoption Day, the day designated for adoption across the country, 4,500 children in foster care were adopted this year on November 23rd. Loving families across the United States welcomed foster children into their lives, giving them new and permanent homes just in time for the holidays.
National Adoption Day was founded in 2000 as an effort to raise awareness for the 100,000 children in foster care, as well as the 23,000 children that age out of the system with little help. The National Adoption Day's website writes that the annual event has given homes to more than 50,000 children with the help of families, adoption agencies, and policymakers. President Obama, like every president since the event's birth, issued a proclamation stating his support for the event, as well as National Adoption Month, November of each year. The full proclamation can be read here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/31/presidential-proclamation-national-adoptionmonth-2013 Cities across the nation have held events to celebrate families that have adopted, as well as the children that now have new homes. In Los Angeles, for example, 150 children were adopted and given lasting families.
The event has also helped raise awareness for those that were not adopted this year and not given new homes for the holidays. Some 100,000 children are still in the foster care system and go without loving families. National Adoption Day, as well as National Adoption Month, are efforts to change that
and help these children. The 'One Day' Project The 'One Day' project was created by the same minds behind National Adoption Day for those who were adopted to share their experiences. For those children that were adopted, the adoption day is one that they never forget. National Adoption Day has posted the videos of these adopted children, now older, detailing that memorable day. You can watch these videos here: http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/one-day-project/view-stories
With National Adoption Day passed, and National Adoption Month coming to a close, adoption agencies across the country hope that those without homes are still remembered and that more awareness is made for them. It is the hope of all the foster children that they find a new home soon, and the month of November celebrates adoption, as well as the families that bring these children into their lives and homes. About the Author Providence Place of San Antonio, Texas is a non-profit organization offering adoption services, vocational training for adults with disabilities and working with other non-profit organizations in the San Antonio area. To learn more about the work they do or to schedule a tour of their 25-acre campus, visit their website or contact them today.