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Supporting Adoption in the U.S. Black Families and U.S. Private Adoption

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Adoption professionals often receive feedback from expectant Black mothers expressing a strong desire for more options that feature Black families as potential adoptive parents.

While Black families engage in adoption, private adoption is not widely practiced within the Black community. Adoption is increasingly gaining acceptance as a mainstream family planning option among Black individuals.

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There are grants available to support various adoption initiatives, including special needs and international adoptions, but limited grants offered to encourage Black families to pursue private adoption.

Did You Know?

Adoptions in the United States are declining.

  • Adoptions overall declined dramatically between 2019 and 2020. Private domestic, non-stepparent adoptions declined 24%.
  • Black adoptees went from making up 23% of all adoptees in 1999 to just 9% in 2011, a 61% decline.
  • Black children were underrepresented among those that were adopted in 2019 (18%) and in the U.S. tend to wait longer to be adopted than children of other races.

Adoption costs, ranging from $25,000 to $50,000, can be a barrier for many families.

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Supporting organizations that serve orphaned, abandoned, and needy children in Ghana

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Poverty is the common reason children become orphaned, needy and abandoned in Ghana.

Ghana's economic growth in 2019 led to a significant reduction in the country's poverty rate, nearly cutting it in half. However, there is still a considerable portion of Ghana's population that remains either multidimensionally poor or at risk of falling into poverty.

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The long-term effects of poverty on children are profound and far-reaching. Without access to proper health services, adequate nutrition, and education, orphaned, needy, and abandoned children face challenges that can hinder their physical, cognitive, and social development, impacting their life outcomes.

Your act of generosity can have a ripple effect, changing not only the life of one child, but also the lives of their family and community.

Did You Know?

About one-third of the Ghana household population under 18 years representing 3,862,259 children, are multidimensionally poor.

  • There are over 1 million orphans in Ghana (4.7% of the total population and 10.4% of the children and adolescent population) with approximately 3,500 of those orphans living in orphanages.
  • Over 61,000 homeless children were found in Greater Accra alone, the capital of Ghana.
  • Seventy-three percent of children in Ghana suffer from at least three dimensions of multidimensional poverty, ranging from lack of nutrition, and health to lack of protection and housing.

Your act of generosity can have a ripple effect, changing not only the life of one child, but also the lives of their family

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Your donations will support organizations that we have personally vetted and visited and where we can ensure 100% of donations go directly to families and children.

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