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AdoptED's free high school curriculum is designed to address the problems of teen pregnancy and dropout rates while offering factual information on the adoption option.

As January winds down, make sure that you have RSVP'd for all of the upcoming Gladney events!

Edna Gladney was an early children's rights advocate.  She made the welfare of "unwanted" children the center of her life and personally placed children with adoptive families. Because of her passion and tenacious personality, Mrs. Gladney was named Superintendant of the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society in 1927.  She held that position for 33 years. 

Read the latest information about Gladney's China and Taiwan's adoption program in January's Gladney Newsletter.

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Interested in having your school system teach our unique curriculum on adoption? Check out AdoptED To Go, developed by The Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth, TX.

2018 brings reflection and a look back on the past year. You may be a numbers person, or you may be a story person. Whichever you are, Gladney Center for Adoption has you covered!

At the beginning of every year, most of us create a New Year's Resolution List. Some items are quickly marked off while others stay on the list reminding us to get busy.

“Mark Melson is the right man at the right time for Gladney,” said Gladney Chairman of the Board Christopher Dezzi. “Our board has been focusing on all the issues related to future planning and succession. Mark was recently appointed as the Chief Operating Officer for Gladney. His service in that position as well as his work as Vice President for Development proved his solid operational and leadership abilities. We all look forward to Gladney’s next generation of leadership and growth under Mark.”

The Gladney Center for Adoption is 130 years old in 2017! We celebrated all year long by sharing fun and interesting adoption facts about our history and culture.  Check out these 6 facts that we put together in December.