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2. Gladney Center for Adoption - Wikipedia

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   The Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth, Texas, US, provides adoption and advocacy services. Following its 1880s origins, when it focused on locating homes for orphans during a period of mass migration. It evolved into lobbying, international adoptions, counseling, maternity services, education and philanthropy .

3. Adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Adoption in the United States. In the United States, adoption is the process of creating a legal parent–child relationship between a child and a parent who was not automatically recognized as the child's parent at birth. Most adoptions in the US are adoptions by a step-parent. The second most common type is a foster care adoption.

4. BCFS Health and Human Services - Wikipedia

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   Website. discoverbcfs .net. BCFS Health and Human Services (formerly Baptist Child and Family Services) is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) organization based in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in emergency shelter, foster care, and adoption. It was founded as an orphanage for Hispanic children in 1944. [1]

5. Buckner International - Wikipedia

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   Buckner International is a private adoption agency licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. [3] It provides domestic and international adoption services, foster care, and support services. [4] It provides services to over 2,000 individuals receiving pre-adoption services and 1,000 individuals receiving post-adoption ...

6. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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   Passed the Senate on November 8, 1997 ( Unanimous consent) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1997. The Adoption and Safe Families Act ( ASFA, Public Law 105–89) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1997, after having been approved by the United States Congress earlier in the month. [1]

7. Paralyzed Cat Looking for Cuddles up for Adoption in Texas - AOL

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   A paralyzed cat named Shrimp is looking for a forever home. The 3-year-old kitty is currently in the care of Wonky Whiskers Rescue in Texas and is ready for adoption. While the feline might have ...

8. Same-sex adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Data from 2019 revealed that 43.3% of same-sex couples’ children were adopted and/or stepchildren. Approximately 20.9% of same-sex couples had adoptive children compared to the 2.9% of opposite-sex couples that also had adoptive children.

9. Open adoption - Wikipedia

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   Open adoption. Open adoption is a form of adoption in which the biological and adoptive families have access to varying degrees of each other's personal information and have an option of contact. While open adoption is a relatively new phenomenon in the west, it has been a traditional practice in many Asian societies, especially in South Asia ...