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“Transracial Adoption Talk” Open Adoption Magazine, Winter 2012
Letter from the Editor: In celebration of the new year, this issue of Open Adoption offers stories of both reflection and hope. On page one, you will find a collage of IAC’s newest families, followed by exciting announcements on page two, including the Holiday Card Contest Winner. We also reveal the look of our new [...]
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Tagged adoptive parenting, discussing adoption, open adoption, Open Adoption Magazine, transracial adoption
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“Birth Stories” Open Adoption Magazine, Fall 2011
Letter From the Editor: The articles in this issue of Open Adoption are warm and inspiring, helping us welcome another holiday season. We celebrate IAC’s newest families on page one and announce holiday party dates and new staff on page two. The holiday season at IAC also includes our annual holiday break and Adoption Awareness [...]
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Tagged adoption agencies, adoption wait time, adoptive parenting, birthmothers, open adoption, why birthparents place
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Go from “Facebook to Family” in Summer 2011 Issue of Open Adoption
Letter from the Editor: The past few months at the IAC have been eventful. Each office hosted their annual picnic, and two offices participated in their local pride parades to support LGBT adoption. Each event was a success — so thank you to all who attended — it was a joy to see your smiling [...]
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Tagged adoption networking, adoption statistics, adoption wait time, LBGT adoption, open adoption
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HRC Ad Lists IAC and Other Adoption Professionals who Support LGBT Adoption
In the August 2011 issue of Adoptive Families Magazine the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) published an ad celebrating the adoption agencies and professionals across the country who establish policies that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families. IAC is one of the agencies listed in the ad. In 2010 IAC earned HRC’s [...]
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Tagged adoption rights, gay adoption, lesbian adoption, open adoption
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Mrs. Alabama Supports Adoption & IAC
Lynn Maggio, Mrs. Alabama International 2011, is working to highlight open adoption and the Independent Adoption Center. She will be competing for the Mrs. International 2011 title in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 to July 23, 2011. Lynn is a mother to five sons. After her second marriage, Lynn was unable to have more biological [...]
IAC Publishes Detailed Wait Time Statistics for Adoptive Placements
The Independent Adoption Center is committed to complete transparency in its operations. Recently, we posted wait times for every adoptive placement the organization has made from 2006 through May 2011. These statistics show the following: The average wait time from when a prospective adoptive family completes all of their pre-adoption paperwork and a child is [...]
“Finding Another Way” to Start a Family
IAC family, Rebecca and Brian Johnson, are profiled in a column for their local newspaper. The article, posted on San Ramon’s Patch.com, talks about their family and their journey to adoption. A truly inspiring story. View the article here.
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IAC is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ Rating
The IAC is now an accredited with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in both Northern and Southern California, and has a national reliability rating of A+. After evaluation by the BBB, IAC contractually agreed to follow the BBB Code of Business Practices. The BBB Code of Business Practices includes the following eight standards: Build Trust: [...]
IAC’s Modern Family
eXpression! Magazine Hawaii recently featured IAC family Bo Frank and Tom Luna, with their sons Saxoni (age 3) and Sakoda (almost 12 months) as the “Modern Family.” Visit the eXpression! Magazine blog to read more. Bo and Tom built their family through both international and domestic adoption. They talk about both adoptions in the article. [...]
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Tagged adoptive parenting, gay adoption, LBGT adoption
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Every Child Deserves a Family Bill Reintroduced: Prohibits Discrimination against LGBT Families in Adoption and Foster Care
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) announced today the reintroduction of the “Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” The act would prohibit any organization that receives federal funding from discriminating against LGBT families in screening or placement of adoptive or foster children. According to the Family Equality Council, “One in four children in this country is being [...]
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Tagged adoption rights, gay adoption, legal issues in adoption, lesbian adoption
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