History
In 1976, the governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, announced
an Adoption Week for his state. Later that same year President Gerald
Ford proclaimed that Adoption Week would be celebrated nationally.
As more and more states started to participate in Adoption Week
it became clear that more time was needed for holding events and
in 1990 National Adoption Week became National Adoption Month.
Today National Adoption Month is celebrated during the month of
November. The celebration usually includes National Adoption Day
with courthouses throughout the nation participating and hundreds
of adoptions being finalized simultaneously.
National Adoption Day
 National
Adoption Day is a collective national effort to raise awareness of
the 114,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving
families.
Visit the National
Adoption Day web site for activitities and events to plan for
November 2009. |
