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Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Chanukah to all of our friends, families, and prospective adoptive families who celebrate the beautiful Festival of Lights! As you light each Hanukkah candle, may it shed a lovely ray of light and hope and promise on you and yours today.... From all of us at Friends in Adoption...
May the lights of Hanukkah usher in a better world for all humankind.  ~Author Unknown
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  • Lucy, Welcome Home! November 19, 2012
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  • FAQ: What is the average cost of an adoption through FIA? October 14, 2013
  • Gerard, Peter and Louisa Welcome Home: Alexander! December 1, 2012
  • Dawn at Last Year's APC Conference APC Adoption Conference in Brooklyn – Nov 18 2012 November 7, 2012
  • She’s My Girl, Just As If She Were Born To Us February 12, 2013
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT FIA Get Acquainted Workshop – Review by Jon and Sara April 30, 2012
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT FIA Review from Anne and Douglas, birth parents April 15, 2011
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Forum Focusing on Hurdles for Adopted Teens February 10, 2012
  • Adoption Quote by Isabella Rossellini October 31, 2014

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