Compassionate Adoption Since 1982
In early 2020, a NY State law took effect. This new law allows individuals who were adopted to obtain their birth certificate when they turn 18-years-old. The law represents a significant shift in New York State policy, overturning 84 years of sealing birth certificates of children who were adopted.… Read More
Spectrum News converses with Friends in Adoption! Matt Hunter, reporter with Spectrum News, spent an afternoon interviewing FIA alumni Colby and Tifanie and Ron and Katharine, about their experiences with being new parents. Matt also spoke with Patty Smith, FIA’s Case Manager and Community Outreach Provider working out of Glenville, Schenectady County, NY.… Read More
Friends in Adoption is proudly recognized as an Innovator in providing inclusive child welfare services for LGBTQ youth and families. #ACAF2019… Read More
Friends in Adoption is proud to have participated in Albany Pride as part of National Pride Month!… Read More
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Friends In Adoption continues it’s commitment to compassionate adoption.… Read More
Celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month – November is here and Friends in Adoption (FIA) joins the nation in celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month (although we naturally celebrate Adoption every day of the year!).… Read More
Let’s help U.S. Representative Danny Davis and U.S. Representative Diane Black to spread the word that adoption is an important family building option and should be available to everyone. Join the #ATCStorm at 4PM tomorrow. #PassHR2434 #PassS950… Read More
The words resilience and adoption go hand in hand. Each person in the adoption circle: birth parent, adoptive parent, and child, need resilience because adoption by its nature involves the experience of profound loss. Resilience also allows people to experience healing and profound peace, joy and love.… Read More
Friends in Adoption is thrilled with today’s SCOTUS decision on Marriage equality. We congratulate all of our gay, lesbian, transgender and ALL TYPES of families in this very important, historic victory today! Love wins, all families win, all children win!… Read More
LGBTQ & Adoption: “Every Child Deserves a Family” — New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced federal legislation that would ensure that LGBTQ individuals and couples have the same adoption rights as heterosexual individuals and couples do. In the news, two Friends in Adoption (FIA) families were recently featured in stories related to this proposed law. … Read More
Thank you to all who have participated in the Grassroots Advocacy Campaign to Save the Adoption Tax Credit! One final call to action! In this last week of our grassroots campaign, please check congress.gov and see which Members of Congress have become cosponsors of S.1056 and H.R.2144. This is a chance to thank those representatives who are supporting the bill! … Read More
Let’s Keep It Going! When something is worth pursuing, even when it is a challenge, it is important that we don’t give up! Every day, hundreds of people reach out to their representatives in Congress about a whole host of issues. Sometimes it takes more than one try to get their attention, so please continue to bring to light the important … Read More
Did you know? Members of Congress working on tax reform have said that for any element of the current tax code to remain, it should do one or all of the following: 1) grow the economy, 2) make the tax code fairer, and, 3) effectively promote an important policy objective. And guess what? A refundable adoption tax credit does all … Read More
Please keep it up and if you haven’t helped out yet, please do! The time to make a few calls is now. It won’t take much time but those calls have a great effect. Members of Congress act on issues when they believe those issues matter to their constituents. Now that the adoption tax credit is under threat, your three … Read More
The Issue: Last week, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee released his tax reform proposal and to our dismay, the proposal eliminates the adoption tax credit. Our grassroots advocacy efforts are needed now more than ever before. Please help us reach every single member of Congress by sharing your real stories! Outreach to your legislators is the only … Read More