tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69927117701046185482024-02-06T18:50:28.523-08:00Western Washington Adoptive FamiliesFamilies near Seattle for AdoptionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-63900156167152888872014-04-08T00:02:00.002-07:002014-04-08T00:02:31.632-07:00Transracial Parenting Workshop in Bellingham, Sat. April 26th, 9am - 4pm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-66149981182128181142014-04-02T15:16:00.000-07:002014-04-02T15:17:06.243-07:00Celebrate Adoption and Foster Care with WE ARE FAMILY Day with the Mariners!!! (Sunday, April 27th)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-57695132209231769902014-04-02T15:11:00.001-07:002014-04-02T15:11:04.045-07:00Meet Dominica - Age 17<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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amazed at her talent. She also enjoys family outings and swimming.
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siblings as that is very important to her. She takes pride in being in
charge of a family but needs help to remember that she is a child
herself. Domonica verbalizes her desire to have a family, and she would
be a dynamite addition to yours! Her forever family will have ongoing
support from professional staff available to help with the transition
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-25093707222536976922013-11-20T13:27:00.002-08:002013-11-20T13:30:01.213-08:00Adoption Movies Night in Bellingham, WA - Tues, 12/3 from 5:30-8 pm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Please join us for the first monthly <strong><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Adoption in the Movies Night</span></u></strong>. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">As you all know, adoption is a common theme in many movies and is not always presented in a positive, or realistic light. And sometimes our kids see these movies and may need help processing and talking about what they saw. These movie nights will give adults a chance to watch some of the more popular movies and to talk about ways to help our children deal with their reactions to these films.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><br /> <br /> <strong><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Who</span></u></strong>: Any and all adults are welcome- adoptive parents, waiting parents, foster parents, extended family and anyone who has an interest in the topic of adoption. <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Please forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">When</span></u></strong>: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2025961356" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Tues Dec. 3rd</span></span> (and each of the following 5 first Tuesdays January through May 2014)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-48333785797004618612013-10-16T22:23:00.000-07:002013-10-16T22:23:01.497-07:00$100 off application fee for WACAP until 11/30 to Celebrate National Adoption Month!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-37856905628950572102013-10-10T22:27:00.000-07:002013-10-10T22:27:05.147-07:00Free ALP Classes Online through November - Check it out!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">In my experience, these classes have been a wonderful opportunity for adoptive families to receive good education prior to bringing challenging children into their family. I highly recommend them.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Lifestory Books: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Child Has a History --</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Telling the Story</span></span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span></h2>
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<span>Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday,
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<span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Time:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6:00pm - 9:00pm<o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span></h2>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Location:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>315 Westerly Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226 (Community Food
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Lifestory
Books provide an important connection for adopted children to their unique
history and way they joined their family. Regardless of the type or amount of
background information you have about your child before he or she came to you,
it is essential to create an appropriate record. This training offers
assistance to families who want to begin creating a Lifestory Book or who want
to more fully develop an existing one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Presenter: Astrid Dabbeni has worked in adoptions for over 18 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She travels the country to lead youth groups
and present workshops focusing on adoption.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her life-long interest in adoption is rooted in her own adoption at the
age of four with her older sister from Colombia. Astrid is the Executive
Director and co-founder of Adoption Mosaic.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14pt;">Pre-registration is required.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contact Tina Martin at 360-734-3134 for
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 14pt;">All proceeds from this workshop
will be donated to <a href="http://www.weema.org/" target="_blank">Weema International</a></span><span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.adoptionmosaic.org/" target="_blank">Adoption Mosaic</a> is a non-profit 501c3 organization founded by those touched
by adoption to offer support, education and resources for the adoption
community. Adoption Mosaic is not associated with any adoption agency,
nor does it make recommendations about agencies or specific types of
adoption. We value diversity, openness and honesty in adoption. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #336699; font-family: "Lucida Sans","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Why Mosaic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like adoption, a mosaic is a picture created
of bits and pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spaces between
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-68467602123434795372013-09-06T21:43:00.001-07:002013-09-06T21:43:35.662-07:00AFFEC 6th Annual Rotary Family Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>6th Annual Rotary Family Festival</strong></div>
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<span>This event </span><span>brings families waiting to adopt children ages 4 - 17 together with those children waiting for adoptive families in a fun and creative way! </span><span style="color: #282828; font-size: 10pt;">This has been a highly successful child and family matching event for older kids and teens that need permanent families! Please see the attached FF Flyer for details! The form to register your families is attached as is the announcement (FF Flyer) and a Q & A to provide a little more info about the event! This is TONS of fun for the families, kids and teens that attend! To be 'eligible' the family must have a <strong>current and approved home study</strong> and a desire to grow their family with a permanent addition(s)!</span></div>
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<strong>Location</strong>: Woodridge Elementary School</div>
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12619 SE 20th Place, Bellevue, WA</div>
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<strong>Questions?</strong> Contact Laurie Mayer at <a href="mailto:laurie.mayer@dshs.wa.gov" target="_blank">laurie.mayer@dshs.wa.gov</a> or <a href="tel:%28425%29%20590.3081" target="_blank" value="+14255903081">(425) 590.3081</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-71867769905739244882013-09-06T21:34:00.003-07:002013-09-06T21:34:36.217-07:00AFFEC Matching Event - Wed., Sept. 18th, 1pm PST (an online event)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/index.php" target="_blank">A Family For Every Child</a> Hosts Child Matching Events in hopes to match as many children with their forever family as possible. This event is a great </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;">opportunity</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"> for families to get to know children who are searching for a forever home from across the nation without leaving their home. These events are hosted over an online webinar. During the event caseworkers will present on children from their caseload in a visually pleasing way. Throughout the presentation families can type in any questions they have abut any of the children presented on. At the end of the event families will get the opportunity to then submit a home study on any child. Don't miss out on this event to find the perfect match for your family.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-45315689286379396782013-07-26T10:28:00.000-07:002013-07-26T12:18:20.250-07:00Bridge to Adoption 5K - Sat. August 3rd at 8:30am - Hosted by Andrew and Janetta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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6950 W Riverside Dr<b>, <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtCity"></span></b><b><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtCity"></span></b><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_txtCity">Bothell, WA </span>98011</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out our site for full event detail by clicking <a href="http://www.bridgetoadoption.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">{HERE}</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://bridgetoadoption.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bridgetoadoption.blogspot.com</a></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-40335359484745851242013-07-24T16:16:00.001-07:002013-07-24T16:16:15.648-07:00Have you heard of BraveLove?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just stumbled upon this website today. And I am loving it already. Visit their site at: <a href="http://bravelove.org/" target="_blank">http://bravelove.org</a><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out <a href="http://bravelove.org/" target="_blank">BRAVELOVE</a> and please let us know if you know of any other positive adoption websites. We would love to share them and hope to support and promote a positive view of adoption.</span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-42464092548680116522013-07-10T22:18:00.001-07:002013-07-10T22:18:42.223-07:00Another Finding Option - AFFEC's Free Matching Assistance Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> way <a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/" target="_blank">AFFEC</a> may assist families interested in adoption, is to suggest they join our Matching Assistance Program. Below
is a little about that program, geared towards home-study-ready families and
their Adoption Workers.<br /><br />------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>-<br /><a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/Family/MatchingAssistanceProgram3.php" target="_blank">MATCHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM</a> (by <a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/" target="_blank">A Family For Every Child</a>)<br /><br />Matching Assistance is a password protected site and
child listings, that is helping support qualified, current home studied families
during their journey to adoption.<br /><br />With our free membership program,
families have the opportunity to be more engaged during this difficult
"searching/waiting" part of the adoption process. We all know how hard this can
be on families. We are constantly maintaining our website and strive to give
families the best support, service and resources we can.<br /><br /><strong>Our Goal</strong><br />Our
goal is to come alongside families who have been in the process for a longer
period of time, providing them with one-on-one communication, assurance and
assistance in learning how to best represent themselves in their family profile
and home study. The Matching Assistance Program is free but requires a current
home study to participate.<br /><br /><strong>The Children</strong><br />Most waiting children are OVER
the age of 6, male, are school aged, or are part of a racial, ethnic, or
cultural minority. Many of the sibling groups need to be placed together, and/or
have physical, mental, developmental or emotional disabilities. All are waiting
for the love and security that only a permanent family can offer.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">For
more information, please visit </span></strong><a href="http://www.northwestheartgallery.org/Family/MatchingAssistanceProgram3.php" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.<wbr></wbr>northwestheartgallery.org/<wbr></wbr>Family/<wbr></wbr>MatchingAssistanceProgram3.php</span></strong></a><br /><br /><br />Matching
Assistance Team<br />1675 West 11th Avenue<br />Eugene, OR 97402<br /><a href="tel:1-877-343-2856" target="_blank" value="+18773432856">1-877-343-2856</a><br /><br />------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>------------------------------<wbr></wbr>-----<br /><br />OTHER
EFFORTS FOR YOUR FAMILY:<br /><br />OUR MATCHING
EVENTS<br /><br />CHILD<br />FAMILY<br /><br />More info on these events can be found
at:<br /><a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/Adoption/MatchingEvent/General2.php" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>afamilyforeverychild.org/<wbr></wbr>Adoption/MatchingEvent/<wbr></wbr>General2.php</a><br /><br />Your
family can also be featured on our website, in our newsletters and in targeted
outreach via email with the help of our data base.<br /><br />Please let us know how
we may further help your families and or you in your role with them.<br /><br />All
our best,<br />AFFEC Team<br />A Family For Every Child<br />1675 West 11th
Avenue<br />Eugene, OR 97402<br /><a href="tel:541.343.2856" target="_blank" value="+15413432856">541.343.2856</a> - Office<br /><a href="tel:541.343.2866" target="_blank" value="+15413432866">541.343.2866</a> - Fax<br /><a href="mailto:info@afamilyforeverychild.org" target="_blank">info@afamilyforeverychild.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.afamilyforeverychild.org/" target="_blank">www.afamilyforeverychild.org</a><br /><img alt="A Family For Every Child" border="0" entertime="1373517705099" height="161" showedtooltip="0" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=5d5ff3d0df&view=att&th=13fcaa47bc7ffea5&attid=0.2&disp=emb&zw&atsh=1" width="602" /></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-20662422840472705862013-06-28T16:32:00.000-07:002013-06-28T16:32:19.572-07:00Thank You! Thank you! Thank you!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">We want to shout out a very special THANK YOU to everyone who helped with and attended the Avenues to Adoption Education Event which was held on Saturday, June 22nd. It was a great learning opportunity and I know everyone who attended gained additional information regarding adoption options and the overall adoption experience. </span></span></div>
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The first presenter, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mary Moo from </b><a href="http://www.wacap.org/" target="_blank"><b>WACAP</b> </a></span>gave a great overview of the services WACAP provides both in their <a href="http://www.wacap.org/InternationalAdoption/tabid/72/Default.aspx" target="_blank">International Program</a> as well as their domestic <a href="http://www.wacap.org/DomesticAdoption/USKids/tabid/92/Default.aspx" target="_blank">US Kids Program</a>. It was exciting to learn that if a couple is interested in working with another agency they can have their home study completed at WACAP and shared with another agency. This is definitely something to ask more about!! She explained the role WACAP has as an advocate for the adoptive parent in navigating the foster to adopt system. For those who were not able to hear Mary's presentation, I highly recommend attending one of their <a href="http://www.wacap.org/ChoosingWACAP/InformationMeetings/tabid/56/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Information Meetings</a> which are typically held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7-9pm at the WACAP office in Renton, WA.<br />
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Our second presenters, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Corey and Julie Pogue</b>,</span> were a delight. They shared their story of inspiration and love and how their family was blessed by adopting 4 children from the State. They are more than happy to share more of their story to those who are looking for an insiders view of adopting through the state system. Email us at <a href="mailto:families.supporting.adoption@gmail.com">families.supporting.adoption@gmail.com</a> if you are interested in the contact information for Corey and Julie.<br />
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Our final presenter, <b><span style="font-size: large;">Susan Lawrence from <a href="http://www.kids2families.org/" target="_blank">Kids2Families</a></span></b> is an amazing local resource for adoption advocacy. It was informative to hear about their advocacy program and vision of having all children in loving homes. She was informative and can be a resource to anyone trying to navigate building their family through adoption. It was exciting to hear about the orphanage that Kids2Families is running in Ecuador and their goal of having these children adopted locally by Ecuadorians. She can be a resource to families who want to adopt, but have financial concerns. She would love to have more volunteers and she hopes to see all of us at the Kids2Families Annual Family Adoption Walk in November.<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">A special thanks to Chriss Butt who did a ton of work to make this event (and many other things) possible. She is currently serving as the Chair for the FSA board and many people benefit from the time she spends advocating for adoption. THANKS CHRISS</span>! </div>
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We hope to host another similar education event soon. (Maybe November)??? Be sure to join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/login.php?next=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F364898449620%2F" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> to learn about more about any upcoming events and for an opportunity to share information regarding adoption.</div>
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<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">Come hear from World Association for Children and Parents (</span><a href="http://wacap.org/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: blue;">WACAP</span></span></a><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">), The Pogue Family</span><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">, </span><a href="http://www.kids2families.org/who-we-are/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: blue;">Kids 2 Families</span></span></a><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"> and learn more regarding a variety of adoption agencies and options for building families through adoption. The presenters all have experience primarily with adopting non-infant children. </span><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-34194029210163219972013-06-11T21:00:00.000-07:002013-06-11T22:25:25.066-07:00Interested in Learning More about Lutheran Community Services??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chriss had a chat with <a href="http://www.lcsnw.org/services.html" target="_blank">Lutheran Community Services</a> and they had this to say regarding ways to learn more about their services:</div>
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Check this out! Have you heard of embryo adoption? Just another option to consider. <a href="http://www.kptv.com/story/22184521/fox12-investigators-local-woman-gave-birth-to-baby-she-adopted">http://www.kptv.com/story/22184521/fox12-investigators-local-woman-gave-birth-to-baby-she-adopted</a> (click the link for the full story).<br />
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One local family has a baby girl who was once the frozen embryo of an Arizona couple. Ten-month-old Ashley is a giggling, curious baby. Her mom said she's a miracle, a child she carried in her womb, who isn't genetically related to her or her husband. After discovering they couldn't have their own biological children, Samantha and Jordan Fife used traditional, costly adoptions for their two older girls, Michaela, 6, and Heidi, 3.<br />
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When the Brush Prairie, WA couple decided they wanted a third child, Samantha searched on Google for "adoption" and stumbled onto an unusual option. <br />
"I clicked on this thing that said embryo adoption and I was like, well, what is that?" Samantha Fife said. "As long as you could carry a pregnancy, you had this option of giving birth to an adopted child."<br />
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As more and more families opt for in vitro fertilization, there's a surplus of hundreds of thousands of leftover frozen embryos. They're either stored, destroyed, used for medical research or donated to adoptive families. . . .<br />
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Samantha Fife has now started her own embryo matching web site, where people seeking to adopt embryos can find people looking to donate. She's already seen a few babies born thanks to connections made on her site. <br />
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If you'd like more information, go to <a href="http://www.blessedwithinfertility.com/" target="_blank">blessedwithinfertility.com</a>. </div>
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If you want to learn more about what <a href="http://wacap.org/" target="_blank">WACAP</a> has to offer, WACAP can be reached directly by phone at (206) 575-4550. The short of it is that they have International Adoption Programs and a program they call US Kids which strives to find homes for children in the foster care system in the US. You can check out their fee schedule <a href="http://www.wacap.org/Portals/0/USKids_Adoption_Fees_v1_22_13.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><strong>After providing foster care for several years, we had some concerns that adopting through foster care may be challenging. We saw first-hand what children go through in regards to the system and it was heartbreaking. We were nervous, but were certain<span style="color: #000d74;"> we wanted to provide a home to children waiting</span> for a forever family. </strong></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-56487627881930615592013-05-03T18:50:00.002-07:002013-05-03T18:50:57.278-07:00"We Are Family" day at Safeco Field - Sunday, May 12th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Administration will hold its fifth annual “We Are Family” day event at Safeco
Field on Sunday, May 12. May features National Foster Care Month and Kinship Caregiver
Day. </span></span></span><span class="A0"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Spend a day at the ballpark celebrating the youth and families of foster care, kinship care and adoption, and the many social workers, agencies and community members that support them. <strong>Receive a FREE Seattle Mariners We Are Family Day T-shirt</strong> when purchasing tickets through this special online offer!</span> </span></o:p></span></span><br />
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event in past years. This year’s event is on Mother’s Day, which presents a
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at 1:10 p.m. and will be preceded by a pre-game ceremony from 10-11 a.m. at the
Ellis Pavilion. The pavilion entrance is on First Avenue, the south side of
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different prices: $11 per ticket for a seat in the 300-level, and $25 per
ticket at the 100-level. Don’t miss the information tables on the 100 level
behind the bull pen – you will find numerous organizations providing foster
care recruitment materials and support information for caregivers. </span></span></div>
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link: </span></span><a href="http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ticketing/special_group.jsp?group=wearefamily"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;">http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ticketing/special_group.jsp?group=wearefamily</span></span></a><span class="A0"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><span class="A0"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-79771273570803802262013-05-02T10:15:00.000-07:002013-05-02T10:16:32.277-07:00Looking for a good adoption related read?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Check out this suggested reading list by <a href="http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/index.php" target="_blank">Adoptive Families</a>. They offer a large variety of information regarding adoption but I especially liked these pre-adoption <a href="http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1100" target="_blank">suggested reads</a>.<br />
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If you are interested in learning more about "taking about adoption" they have some great ideas <a href="http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/talking" target="_blank">here</a>. Overall, <a href="http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/index.php" target="_blank">Adoptive Families</a> has some helpful information and resources that are totally worth checking out!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-26849637961138969302013-04-05T10:06:00.000-07:002013-04-05T10:06:04.971-07:00The Dark Matter of Love - A Documentary about Adoption and Attachement -- Check out the film website and watch for this film to appear in your area or maybe even on Netflix<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://adoptionsupport.org/" target="_blank">The Center for Adoption Support and Education</a>, the
<a href="http://www.ccainstitute.org/" target="_blank">Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute</a> and the <a href="https://www.adoptioncouncil.org/" target="_blank">National Council for Adoption</a> are jointly sponsoring this screening to increase the community's
awareness of the complexity of moving children into adoptive families with
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<span style="color: black;">In this film, Masha, an eleven year old Russian girl, learns
to love her adoptive American family through a scientific
intervention. Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Marvin, an expert in
attachment, has spent a lifetime developing a program to help children
learn to love. Rare footage of his extraordinary experiment is woven through
the story of Masha learning to love for the very first time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Please join Dr. Robert Marvin in the discussion about our
community's continued investment in accessible and effective post adoption
services for families faced with these challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001750; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">You are invited to a FREE documentary film screening of THE DARK MATTER OF LOVE on Monday, April 22 at 6:00pm in Washington, DC at the US State Capital -- If you happen to be headed to "the other Washington" in April. ;-)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992711770104618548.post-16570075650972676752013-04-02T14:31:00.002-07:002013-06-05T12:18:08.400-07:00Want to See the doccumentary Stuck with us on Thursday, April 5th at 7pm???<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Stuck is playing in Seattle on <b>Thursday, April 4th at 7pm in the Landmark Varsity Theater</b>. Some if us will be meeting in Renton at 5:30pm in the Family Service Building (220 S. 3rd Place, Renton, 98057) and carpooling over together. Or, you can meet us there. We'd love to grab a snack and chat for a few minutes after the show.<br />
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<b>Here's a bit about the tour:</b><br />
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Our most powerful tool is the feature length documentary film, <b><a href="https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck/" title="STUCK">STUCK</a></b>.
The purpose of the film is to help the average person understand the
issues and create a movement that will ultimately put pressure on U.S.
officials to force a more supportive attitude toward International
Adoption.<br />
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The film will premiere in sequence as we roll across the country on
the tour bus, visiting 60 cities in 80 days. While the highlight of each
city visit will be the premiere of the film, our goal is to make the
visit to each city much more than a film premiere, but an all day event,
with media appearances, speeches and discussions in multiple
gatherings. The framework for the tour gives us the possibility to make <b><a href="https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck/" title="STUCK">STUCK</a></b> a phenomenon.<br />
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You can get your tickets here: <a href="https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck-tour/itinerary/">https://bothendsburning.org/initiatives/stuck-tour/itinerary/</a><br />
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