“What does it mean to build bridges within the adoption community?”
This is the question that Adoption Mosaic Executive Director Astrid Dabbeni addresses in our newest video blog. To view other videos please visit Adoption Mosaic’s YouTube channel.
Every quarter Adoption Mosaic honors another amazing volunteer. Join us as Executive Director Astrid Dabbeni talks to Karmen about her volunteer experience.
A young adoptee who lives in Vancouver, Washington is now facing possible deportation to Mexico due to misinformation regarding obtaining citizenship. I wish this was just an isolated incident, but it is not. As I have previously posted, several international adoptees have already been deported to their respective countries due to paperwork oversights. The need for parents to be absolutely certain their children have obtained citizenship can not be overstated.
A new post by Jane Edwards on Birth Mother, First Mothers Forum talks about the legalities surrounding relinquishing a child to adoption, and the difficulties birth mothers face when trying to obtain legal representation to contest an adoption.
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