children in foster care waiting for adoption.
Encourage others to adopt children from
foster care.
Build collaboration among local adoption
agencies, courts and advocacy
organizations
Through research, learn more about families
wanting to adopt and the children waiting to
be adopted, with the goal of finding more
permanent, loving homes for children in
foster care.
Using Play and Playful Approaches to
Connect with Children and Families
Presenter: Wendy Hanevold
Date: December 1, 2006
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Georgia Association of
Homes & Services for Children,
Atlanta , GA
Playful Approaches and Expressive Arts
can be used as powerful tools in your
assessment toolkit. Participants will learn
the developmental background for
utilization of play with children, playfully
practice using and developing play and
expressive art techniques to connect with
families, and be provided with a primer for
utilizing play in assessment and therapy
setting.
Georgia Association of Homes &
Services for Children Foundation
34 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1710
Atlanta, Ga. 30303
Phone: 404.572.6170
Fax: 404.572.6171
web site: www.gahsc.org
TRAINING DATE
CHANGE!!!!
Nov. 14, 2006
Training Topic:
Location: Royal Baptist
Church @ 7:00 pm
FPA Bank Balance:
Income:
Expenses:
PO Box Fee $46 per year
adoption Month this November. Please
check out their web-site for various dates
and activities.
www.nationaladoptionday.org
November 18, 2006, will mark the 7th
year for National Adoption Day. Through
the help of adoption professionals, child
advocates, judges, and attorneys,
thousands of children in foster care will
finalize adoption and become part of a
permanent home and family. This will
happen in Georgia and across the country.
In Georgia we hope to finalize over 40
adoptions on that day.
The History of National Adoption Day
2000 - National Adoption Day began with
the Alliance for Children's Rights and
support from the Freddie Mac Foundation,
the Dave Thomas Foundation for
Adoption, and others. Hundreds of
adoptions were finalized in 9 jurisdictions.
2001 - The number of jurisdictions
increased to 17.
2002 - Assistance from Casey Family
Services, Children's Action Network, the
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Institute and Target. This support brought
34 jurisdictions to National Adoption Day
and 1,350 adoptions were finalized.
2003 - 3,100 adoptions were finalized and
120 jurisdictions participated in the event.
2004 - 3,400 adoptions finalized at 200
events in 37 states.
2005 - The largest number of
coast-to-coast celebrations for National
Adoption Day! More than 3,300 children's
adoptions were finalized from foster care in
227 events in 45 states and the District of
Columbia. Goals of National Adoption Day
2006 - Finalize adoptions from foster care
in all 50 states
Celebrate and honor all families that adopt.
