Gladney Blog

ALL ADOPTED PERSONS DESERVE EQUAL PROTECTION
UNDER U.S. LAW

"100 years ago, children who were adopted were not automatically able to inherit from their adoptive parents in the same way biological children were. Today, we cannot imagine how adopted children could have fewer rights than other children born into a family. Unfortunately, another significant discrepancy continues to exist for certain internationally adopted persons:  A child who was adopted in complete compliance with U.S. law and the laws of the birth country may not be a U.S. citizen, even though the person’s sibling, who was born in the same foreign country to the U.S. parents, would be a full U.S. citizen.  Now as adults, one sibling has all the rights of U.S. citizenship, while the adopted sibling may not have automatic rights of citizenship, and is vulnerable to deportation."

We know that you want adoption facts as you explore adoption for your family. We know that you need to weigh the challenges, the investment and the wait.

Kayla just turned 5 years old. She is described as a quiet, shy child who rely on her caregiver for security. She is described a smiley and lovely.

I recently read "The foster care system was unprepared for the last drug epidemic—let’s not repeat history", by Jeremy Kohomban, Jennifer Rodriguez, and Ron Haskins.

Today Tim is turning 8!  I think the most amazing birthday present we can give this little boy is to tell you all about him!  

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.

We wrote a post about Draydon back in September. You can read it here. Since then we got to spend time with him in November. He is a quiet little guy who is described by his foster mom as happy, smart, well-behaved, and talkative.

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. 

Look at this cute baby boy! He looks like he needs a mommy to hold him and cuddle him, doesn't he?