President Signs Bill to Increase Adoption President Bush recently signed the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which reauthorizes state adoption incentives, promotes adoption of children with special needs and increases awareness of adoption assistance. Tom Atwood, president and CEO of the National Council for Adoption, said the bipartisan law "provides for a wide array of reforms to benefit children and their interest in adoption." "Focus on the Family also recognizes a responsibility to raise awareness of the orphans in foster care waiting for adoptive families," said Kelly Rosati, senior director of Focus on the Family's Sanctity of Human Life department. Focus has launched "Wait No More, Finding Families for Waiting Kids" in Colorado to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families and help the faith community take the next steps in meeting this need. The collaborative effort is part of Focus on the Family's Orphan Care Initiative, which was established in 2006 to inspire, equip and engage the body of Christ to welcome children into loving families and to support adoptive families. Contact: Kristin Darr Source: CitizenLink Source URL: http://www.citizenlink.org Publish Date: October 14, 2008 Click or copy the link below to view this article in your browser: |
October 15, 2008
President Signs Bill to Increase Adoption
