Monday, December 12, 2011

Living Arrangements of Children 2004

Living Arrangements of Children 2004 (Latest Year From Census Bureau)

In 2004, 80% of adoptive children lived with 2 parents, while 20% lived with one parent.  In addition, the number of adoptive children increased from 1.1 million to 1.4 million between 1991 and 2004.

54% of black adopted children lived with 1 adoptive parent in 2004.

This report is loaded with information.  Please read it.  It's a portable document (pdf).

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Medical Issues in Adoption

Find out what you should know before you adopt.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Oprah Introduces Her Half Sister She Just Met Who Her Mother Secretly Gave Away For Adoption

As an adopted child, I was almost moved to tears watching Oprah introduce her half sister she didn't know she had to the world. Read the link to the story (NPR).