Greyhound adoption

Should adoptees, race or homosexuality be a consideration in adoption? Today, over 150,000,000 children (18 and under) are without parents. This number includes children of White, Black, Indian, Asian, Mexican, and other races who are in foster care looking for a family. An adoption is to take place if the adopting family is willing to love and accept everything about the child, whom already feels neglected. Love will always come first when taking care of a child. There should never be a law…

experience as well as the discussions and readings from this class, I believe that all adoptive families must actively take part in the “pre-adoption” process where each family member must acknowledge the potential for their own personal forms of ethnocentrism. This way, prospective parents and families can gain awareness of the cultural sensitivities associated adoption and verify their own willingness to adopt. Slowly but surely, my family and I learned how to integrate Lydia’s culture into…

ripped to shreds if the mother of the baby changes her mind, like she legally has the right to do in every state in the United States. The ability for revocation of consent is very detrimental to the adoption process. In a book called The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption by Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi, the two authors advise the audience, who is…

How I came to America I went to my friend’s house for a party to celebrate our graduation of school. There were two people there that I had never met before. I didn’t know who they were. The thing that was different about them is that they were speaking English, so I knew they were Americans. They sat down by me at the table and we started talking using gestures and I showed them my phone and the pictures on it. I liked them when I met them, but I didn’t know yet that they wanted to adopt…

There are more orphans globally than the population of the United Kingdom and France combined. When a family decides to adopt, it can change the child’s life and the family’s life. Adoption can add a new perspective to a family and the peers or friends surrounding the family. Also, when a person or family adopts they are helping the child receive a better life or fulfilling the desire to have a family. Unfortunately when adopting a new member into a family there will be its highs and lows. There…

There are currently 7.5 billion people in the world and of that, about 1.9 billion (27%) are children (World). About 135,000 children are adopted each year and 107,000 are awaiting adoption (Fogle). Adoption is defined as a social and legal process that creates a new family, giving adopted children the same rights and benefits as those born into the family. There are several ways that children get adopted. Children can get adopted publicly or privately and through these two options they can be…

During the adoption process your biggest cost goes to the Adoption Agency and you will most likely spend over $245,000 not including college funds; that’s just the average amount for a middle-aged person. It is also stated that if you are adopting through foster care the price ranges between $0-$2,500. Yes, I know your probably like gosh that’s a lot of money that you would have to spend through the process; is it affordable? Well yes, it is absolutely affordable. These families use things such…

My internship is with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, SCDSS, in the Foster Care Division. Children who are alleged to have been abused or neglected and who are not able to remain safely in their home environments and are unable to placed with a relative for fictive kin relative must enter a foster care setting. SCDSS overall mission it to provide services to children and their families to strengthen the family and that allows for children to remain safely in their home. This…

Adoption is not about finding a child for a family; it’s about finding a family for a child. Adoption has been around for many years, but only recently has the question of gay adoption been raised. Throughout this world there are many orphans but not enough parents or families to take them in. There are not that many families who can and will adopt children, whether its because they cant support them, they have children of their own, or they just don’t want children. The end result is still an…

There are millions of dogs waiting in shelters hoping to find a forever home. Unfortunately, 3 to 4 million never get the chance because they are euthanized before they have a chance to find a loving home. In 1981 The American Humane Association designated October as Adopt-A-Dog month to bring awareness to this heart breaking problem. They encourage dog lovers to consider adding a dog (or another dog) to their life. There are so many reasons why adopting a dog is a good idea. They not only…