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Save the Adoption Tax Credit
The IAC stands in full support of the Adoption Tax Credit Working Group, the result of a number of organizations and institutions who have come together to advocate for a permanent adoption tax credit. The tax credit was introduced in 1997 and has helped thousands of families afford the costs associated with adoption. The goal [...]
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Tagged adoption costs, adoption tax credit, affording your adoption, open adoption
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The Wait to Adopt & Preparing for Baby
Waiting to Adopt: Prepare a first aid kit specifically for children Waiting to Adopt: Planning a Welcome Home Celebration Waiting to Adopt: Older Sibling Adoption Books Waiting to Adopt: Baby Announcements Waiting to Adopt: Preparing with Parenting and Adoption Books Waiting to Adopt: Selecting Child Care Provider Waiting to Adopt: Selecting a Pediatrician Waiting to [...]
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Tagged adoption announcements, adoption wait time, preparing for baby, the wait
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“OutRaleigh, May 5th 2012 — All Families Matter!”
The Independent Adoption Center is gearing up to participate in OutRaleigh this Saturday, May 5th. OutRaleigh is a street festival hosted by the LGBT Center of Raleigh. It’s a day long celebration that attracts local businesses, organizations, and residents who support the LGBT community. There will be a main stage for performances as well as [...]
Posted in Adoption Resources, Adoptive Families, LGBT Adoption
Tagged LBGT adoption, open adoption
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Using Pinterest to Share and Discover Open Adoption
The Independent Adoption Center is happy to announce that we’ve joined the enormously popular Pinterest community! We’ve already started a few boards: Open Adoption, containing our favorite adoption related quotes and gifts; Books Worth Reading, full of insightful literature on open adoption; and It’s a boy!/It’s a girl! boards with announcement and gift ideas and [...]
Waiting to Adopt: Prepare a first aid kit specifically for children
Celebrating the arrival of your child is an exciting time, but it’s also important to be prepared for emergencies that can occur. Having a first aid kit on hand will help ensure the safety of your child should the unexpected happen. If time allows, we recommend assembling the first aid kit ahead of time. To [...]
Single Adoptive Mother, Edie Falco, Talks to Her Kids About Being Adopted
Edith “Edie” Falco is best known for her role as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos but she also plays the role of a single mom to two adopted children, ages four and eight. She talks openly and very simply to them about their adoptions. But she realizes that at their young ages neither her son [...]
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Tagged adoption advice, adoptive parenting, celebrity adoption, open adoption
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Katherine Heigl: Bonding with her Adopted Baby
Katherine Heigl is a renowned actress known for her roles in “The Ugly Truth” and “Knocked Up,” just to name a few. But now she also holds the title of mother to her daughter Naleigh adopted in 2009 from South Korea. It was something she knew she always wanted to do and made sure that [...]
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Tagged adoption advice, adoption fears, adoptive parenting, celebrity adoption, open adoption
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Waiting to Adopt: Planning a Welcome Home Celebration
Bringing your baby home means it’s time to celebrate! Depending on your situation you may or may not be ready to celebrate the very day you bring your baby home, but having the baby welcomed by family and/or friends can be very helpful. They can stock your home with all the essentials — including a [...]
Waiting to Adopt: Older Sibling Adoption Books
As your family grows and you decide to adopt again, or for the first time if your child(ren) is/are biological, you need to consider the excitement and anticipation your child(ren) is feeling. It’s important to educate your child(ren) about open adoption and prepare them for his/her newborn baby brother or sister. We’ve found the article [...]
Waiting to Adopt: Baby Announcements
You’re anticipating the day that you receive “the call”, but what about the day you announce to the world that you have adopted? Every parent wants to show off their newborn baby! Sending out a baby announcement gives you bragging rights, and we want to help you find the perfect one. Our list of online [...]