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Presidential Proclamation for 2008 National Adoption Month PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 17 November 2008 15:43
During National Adoption Month, we recognize the compassion of adoptive and foster families as we seek to raise awareness of the need for every child in America to have a safe, loving, and permanent home.

Adopting a child is a great joy and also a great responsibility. Parents are a child's first teachers, and adoptive families can help children learn character and values, the importance of giving back to their community and country, and the courage to realize their potential. On November 15, caring parents across our Nation will celebrate National Adoption Day by finalizing their adoptions and bringing home children in need of a hopeful life.
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November is National Adoption Month PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 03 November 2008 19:26

In 1976, the governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, announced an Adoption Week for his state. Later that same year President Gerald Ford proclaimed that Adoption Week would be celebrated nationally. As more and more states started to participate in Adoption Week it became clear that more time was needed for holding events and in 1990 National Adoption Week became National Adoption Month.

Today National Adoption Month is celebrated during the month of November. The celebration usually includes National Adoption Day with courthouses throughout the nation participating and hundreds of adoptions being finalized simultaneously.

National Adoption Day, for this year, will be celebrated on November 15, 2008
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Legacy of an Adopted Child PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 03 November 2008 19:25

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.
Two different lives shaped to make you one.
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love. The second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality. The other gave you a name.
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Adoption Services-Eligibility PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 27 August 2007 13:22

RESIDENCE: Couples are eligible if they live in the six counties of Southern New Jersey: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem.

AGE RANGE: 23 years of age to mid 40's

RELIGION: Names are accepted from couples when both are practicing Catholics or when one is a member of another religion. It is with the understanding that the child will be raised in the Catholic faith.

Couples must have been married in a Catholic Church.

All couples must be endorsed by their pastors as being in good standing as members of their church and attending to their religious obligations.

 

LENGTH OF MARRIAGE: Couples must have been married three full years or more.

FAMILY SIZE: Preference is given to childless couples, however, we will accept applications from families with one child.
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Adoption Services PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 27 August 2007 13:21

kids_with_santa_adoptCatholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, Inc. is an agency licensed by the state of New Jersey, Office of Licensing to place children for adoption. Our adoption services strives to place infants and also young children with special needs with loving families in the Diocese of Camden.

Eligibility Information | Post Adoption Services

PROCESS

Initial contact -Screening is done by telephone and the couple is invited to an informational group meeting. Group meetings are held periodically and general information on adoption is discussed and questions answered. If a couple decides to proceed with a plan to adopt, a home study is initiated. All meetings are held at the Catholic Charities office in Vineland, NJ.

CHILDREN AVAILABLE

We provide domestic adoptions.  We do not currently facilitate international adoptions.

VARIOUS SERVICES OFFERED

  1. Home Study - Length of study time - Approximately 10 weeks
    Definition: Adoption agencies conduct home studies to determine if prospective adoptive families are able to meet the psycho-social needs of the child available for adoption. The study consists of a minimum of three face-to-face interviews in the office and a home visit. Autobiographical statements, health statements, child abuse and criminal clearance, income statements, references etc, are obtained during this process.
  2. Adoption Compliant Investigation:
    The courts require a home study for families who are adopting the children of relatives or for those who are adopting children placed privately in their homes.

For more information contact Nancy Hickman, CSW
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