
No
Child Left Behind
No child should be left behind. That is
a major theme in November as we bring awareness to Adoption.
Not only sharing what it is but who is in need and what
the community can do to give love to our children. It is
many different reasons that children are displaced and
if someone has a home that they wish to grow it is perfect
to consider adopting a child in your area. Forget the stereotypes.
Dig deep and decide if this is something that will bring
you joy
Those that might be encouraged to adopt:
It is good to take a look at your state but the characteristics
of prospective parents can be:
• Married couples
• Single women and men
• Foster parents
• Stepparents
• Relatives (including aunts, uncles and grandparents)
In
the United States There are more than 500 thousand children
in foster care. Majority of these children are
African American. There’s about one hundred thousand
children are waiting to be adopted. Those numbers are amazing.
With so many families wanting to build a family it is interesting
that so many children are without homes.
So this month take a moment to evaluate your situation.
Take a look at your home, goals and finances to see if
assisting a child is something you can do. If having an
addition to the family is something that you are passionate
about doing there are more than enough resources to help
that happen.
Some sites to review are:
Adoption Resource Center
www.adoptionresourcecenterdc.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration
for Children and Families
www.childwelfare.gov
Black Adoption Placement and Research Center
www.baprc.org
National Association of Black Social Workers
www.nabsw.org
Carla
Thorpe is the author of commentary works, poems and
short stories. Her work can be seen in Stylistic Newspaper,
Brown Gurl Online Magazine and other online publications.
Carla is currently working on her first book titled “Her
Own” due to publish in 2010. She resides in Northern
Virginia not too far from her hometown Capitol Heights,
Maryland.