A few years ago around Thanksgiving time, a young mother from California contacted A Act of Love Adoption Agency about information on placing her twenty-month old baby for adoption. She tearfully explained that she was working night and day and still couldn’t make enough money to provide for all the needs of her child. She […]
Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Today, open adoption is very common and an option that many birthparents choose for their adoption plan. However, open adoption hasn’t always been an option for birthparents. For many years, records were sealed and birthparents, adoptive parents and adopted children had no information about each other. A Act of Love
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I will never forget this amazing journey. Watching my beautiful baby boy leave the hospital without me and the beautiful peace I held in my heart was nothing but God. Ok maybe I should start from the beginning. Let’s go back in time for a sec… 25 years old, single mother, 2 kids a boy
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Last month Americans celebrated November as National Adoption Month. A time for birth parents, adoptive families and adopted children to join together and forge a sense of unity, this event celebrates and raises awareness for adoption agencies and programs. A Act of Love Adoption Agency understands America’s critical need to place children with adoptive families,
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So you’ve got all your paperwork done, the social worker from your adoption agency has visited your home, now you’re ready for the baby, right? You’re thinking tomorrow would be good, right? Unfortunately, it doesn’t usually happen for most adoptive families that way. Depending on what you’re looking for in a child and which adoption
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What an honor for Act of Love Adoptions to have the CEO and founder of Act of Love, Kathleen Kunkel, named as a Congressional Angel in Adoption. Ms. Kunkel was honored by Mr. Jim Matheson and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington, D.C. Kathy Kunkel founded Act of Love Adoptions in 1993. Kathy’s
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Act of Love Adoption Agency would like to invite adoptive families to attend an Orientation Meeting to get to know Act of Love staff and policy, as well as hear answers to common adoption questions. The class is offered at the Act of Love office, the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. The
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A young mother of two small children in Arizona found herself pregnant and just about homeless. She had a nearby grandmother, but could only stay in her grandmother’s home for a few days and then would be put on the street. She was almost hopeless when she decided to look into adoption and placing her
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After much reflection this week, being with family always makes me think of two special people in my life that I wish could be with us during our holidays. Livi – our daughter who died at birth and Grayson’s – Birth Mom. These two people will always hold a special place in my heart and
At this time of year, the staff at Act of Love Adoption Agency gathers together in gratitude to reflect on all of the wonderful children, birth parents and adoptive families that we have the pleasure to work with at the adoption agency each year. Brainy Quote defines Gratitude as: The state of being grateful; warm
