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There
are more than 126,000 children in the United States languishing in
foster care, despite being available for adoption. The National
Adoption Campaign
is a call to action to encourage prospective adoptive parents to
open their
hearts and minds to the possibility of adopting a child from foster
care, and
to increase organizational capacity to support prospective adoptive
families
throughout the adoption process.
- An
annual one-hour television special on CBS, "A Home
for the Holidays," which features celebrities, musicians,
adoptive families, and waiting children
who share their personal stories;
- National
Adoption Day when an unprecedented number of courts across
the
country open their doors to finalize the adoption of hundreds
of children from
foster care and to celebrate and honor all families that adopt.
Thousands of
children, parents, volunteer lawyers, adoption professionals
and child advocates
come together on this special day;
- The
Los Angeles Adoption Initiative is an effort spearheaded
by CAN,
devoted to placing increased numbers of children in adoptive
homes. It is designed
to address three key areas in adoption; recruitment of adoptive
parents,
retention of adoptive parents and support for adoptive families.
- To
recruit additional families for waiting children using innovative
community outreach.
- To
retain and support adoptive families by providing comprehensive
and
ongoing support services.
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