Timeline for Planning a Successful National Adoption Day



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For Immediate Release Contact: [CONTACT NAMES]

[DATE] [CONTACT PHONE NUMBER(S)

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[NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS] finalized on Special saturday to GIVE Children IN FOSTER CARE Permanent families

On Saturday, [PARTICIPATING COURTHOUSE] joined courts across the country and opened its doors on National Adoption Day to finalize [NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS] foster care adoptions and to celebrate all families that adopt.

“Our court is proud to join the hundreds of volunteer lawyers, foster care professionals, child advocates and judges working together nationwide on one special day to celebrate the adoption process”, said [PRESIDING JUDGE].

In celebrations across the United States, more than 4,500 foster care adoptions were finalized in celebration of National Adoption Day. This collective national effort raises awareness of more than 107,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families and involves hundreds of judges, attorneys, adoption agencies, adoption professionals and child advocates volunteering their time to finalize adoptions of children from foster care and celebrating all families who adopt.

“[QUOTE FROM PARTICIPATING FAMILY],” said [PARENT NAME].

Local organizations participated in this special day by working together to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage more families and individuals to give children permanent families through adoption. [LIST LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS]

National Adoption Day is sponsored by a coalition of national partners – The Alliance for Children’s Rights, Children’s Action Network, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and Freddie Mac Foundation – to draw special attention to more than 107,000 foster children waiting for adoption in the United States and to celebrate all loving families that adopt.

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