http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/KohanaPHPhttp://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-23/thousands-of-forever-families-created-or-expanded-on-national-adoption-dayNearly 4,800 children in foster care found their forever families Saturday during the 12th annual National Adoption Day celebration in about 400 cities across the United States. Thanks to the efforts of adoption advocates, policymakers, judges and lawyers, nearly 40,000 children have been adopted from foster care on National Adoption Day since 2000.2011-11-23http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-22/huffington-post---a-successful-national-adoption-day-This Saturday November 19 was officially National Adoption Day. Created 11 years ago, it is an effort to bring visibility to the hundreds of foster kids in the US who are waiting to become part of a permanent family. You can see what happened all around the country on the Day at this link: www.nationaladoptionday.org2011-11-22http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-19/los-angeles-times---children-new-families-celebrate-on-special-day-for-adoptionsOn National Adoption Day, an L.A. County courthouse is a place where joy takes root as foster children begin new lives.2011-11-19http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-19/wjla---dc-court-holds-mass-adoption-ceremony-on-national-adoption-dayToday is National Adoption Day so Washington, D.C. joins other states celebrating the day with a ceremony. Adoptees, new moms, dads, the social workers who helped in the adoption, and the judges who oversaw the cases came out to celebrate matching a child with a forever home.2011-11-19http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-17/columbus-dispatch---adopted-from-foster-care-children-finally-find-a-home-for-goodChildren ran around clutching toys much too big for their little fists, dodging chairs and tables as families laughed. The sight was unexpected in a courtroom.2011-11-17http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-16/on-one-day-thousands-of-children-in-foster-care-find-their-forever-familiesThanksgiving will come early this year for many deserving children and families. All across the country, thousands of families will be created or grow on National Adoption Day. 2011-11-16http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-15/thousands-of-children-in-foster-care-will-find-forever-families-on-national-adoption-dayFrom coast to coast and many points in between, thousands of families will celebrate an early Thanksgiving when they expand their families on National Adoption Day, held this year on Saturday, November 19. 2011-11-15http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-14/audio-news-release---november-19-is-national-adoption-day[Listen](/media/public/files/2011nationaladoptionday.mp3) as National Adoption Day 2011 spokesperson Willie Garson sends a reminder that National Adoption Day is on Saturday and encourages families to consider adoption from foster care. 2011-11-14http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-11-14/willie-garson-and-national-adoption-day--13whamcom2011-11-14http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/media-center/news/2011-09-27/save-the-date-national-adoption-day-set-for-november-19National Adoption Day 2011 will be held on Saturday, November 19. Celebrated across the United States, more than 350 community events are held each year to finalize the adoptions of children in foster care and celebrate adoptive families. Among those joining the National Adoption Day celebration is White Collar actor Willie Garson, who adopted his now 10-year-old son, Nathen, from Los Angeles County foster care in 2010. Garson also will serve as the national spokesperson for National Adoption Day 2011.2011-09-27