WACAP Celebrates National Adoption Month

Last updated 6 months ago

The World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP) is celebrating National Adoption Month in November. WACAP assists families in adopting children from nine countries, including U.S. foster care, and believes that every child has the right to a permanent, loving family.

Each November, a Presidential Proclamation launches activities and celebrations to help build awareness of adoption throughout the United States. Thousands of community organizations arrange and host programs, events, and activities to share positive adoption stories, challenge the myths, and draw attention to the thousands of children in U.S. foster care who are waiting for permanent families.

WACAP takes National Adoption Month a step further, by not only advocating for children currently living in U.S. foster care, but also for children who are waiting for families in eight additional countries around the world. WACAP currently has information on children in Bulgaria, China, Ethiopia, India, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and the U.S who are in immediate need of permanent families.

WACAP’s Family Finder Team can help parents find waiting children of all ages that best match their personality and lifestyles. Many of the children currently waiting for families have individual needs; such as being older than age three, being part of a sibling group, or having been diagnosed with a medical or developmental issue of some kind.

Thanks to individual and corporate donations, WACAP is in the unique position to offer grants for the adoptions of many waiting children, which can assist families with the costs associated in bringing a new child into their home.

WACAP is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Headquartered in Seattle, with branch offices in Milwaukee and New York City, WACAP is one of the leading adoption and humanitarian agencies in the United States. Since 1976, WACAP has placed over 10,000 children into loving adoptive families and provided humanitarian aid to more than 200,000 children in the U.S. and abroad. Families interested should contact 888-440-8231 or wacap@wacap.org.