About
National Adoption Day is a collective national effort to raise awareness of the more than 107,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving families. This one day has made the dreams of thousands of children come true by working with policymakers, practitioners and advocates to finalize adoptions and find permanent, loving homes for children in foster care. In total, nearly 40,000 children have been adopted from foster care on National Adoption Day. It is celebrated the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
A coalition of national partners - Freddie Mac Foundation, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Children’s Action Network, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and The Alliance for Children's Rights - sponsor National Adoption Day to draw special attention to foster children waiting for permanent families and to celebrate all loving families that adopt. This year the National Adoption Day Coalition expects 4,500 foster care children to be adopted on National Adoption Day on November 17, 2012.
Goals
- Finalize adoptions from foster care in all 50 states
- Celebrate and honor families who adopt
- Raise awareness about the 107,000 children in foster care waiting for adoption
- Encourage others to adopt children from foster care
- Build collaboration among local adoption agencies, courts and advocacy organizations
To learn more about some of the families who have adopted through National Adoption Day in previous years, please click here.
If you have adopted through National Adoption Day and would like to share your story with us, please click here.