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National Adoption Day
November is National Adoption Month, a month set aside to raise awareness about the critical need for permanent homes for children in foster care. As part of National Adoption Month, the Franklin County Ohio Probate Court made the dream of a loving, permanent home come true for twenty children on November 14, Adoption Day 2007. Supported by a team of child welfare professionals and by volunteer attorneys and organizations, the Court finalized adoptions for twelve families that day. NCALP participated again this year by coordinating efforts to recruit and train the volunteer attorneys who will represent families in finalizing their adoptions, including Capital Law School Dean Jack Guttenberg. Thank you to the Franklin County Adoption Day partners: Franklin County Children Services; the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation; Nationwide; and Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP. For more information on National Adoption Day, go to:
www.nationaladoptionday.org.
Thank you to our National Adoption Day 2007 Pro Bono Volunteers!
Click here to view the list of participants
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Currently, Franklin County Children Services has more than 200 children in its permanent custody waiting to be adopted. Of these children, youth ages 15 to 18 are in the greatest need for a permanent home, along with sibling groups and children with special needs ages 6 to 14.
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Nearly 60% of all Americans have had a personal experience with adoption, whether it is a family member or close friend adopting a child, themselves adopting a child or relinquishing a child for adoption.
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Since its inception in 2000, National Adoption Day has grown from events in eight jurisdictions to now include events in all 50 states throughout the country.
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Adopting children from foster care is virtually free. In addition, a growing number of companies and government agencies offer adoption assistance as part of their employee benefit packages, including time off for maternity/paternity leave, financial incentives, and other benefits and Congress has made federal tax credits available for foster care adoptions to help offset required fees, court costs, legal and travel expenses.
For more information on adopting children from foster care locally, call Franklin County Children Services at 614.341.6060 or visit the website at http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/Children_Services.
For more information on National Adoption Day, go to: http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/2007/index.asp
For more information on the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy, go to: http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/
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The Franklin County Adoption Day Pro Bono Initiative Training is Co-Sponsored by the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation & Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
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