Adoption STAR Joins National Adoption Month 2010 Campaign to Increase the Number of Adoptions in Western New York

Williamsville, NY, October 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- This November, Adoption STAR will join thousands of individuals, government agencies and child advocacy organizations across the nation in promoting the National Adoption Month 2010 Campaign. The goal of the campaign, “Answering the Call: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Be A Perfect Parent,” is to spread awareness to recruit and retain adoptive parents.

Since 1990, the nation has proclaimed November as National Adoption Month to focus attention on the children in the child welfare system waiting for placement with families. There are approximately 513,000 children currently in foster care, 114,000 who are waiting for permanent families. Of the children in need of adoption, 36 percent are African-American and 45 percent are over the age of 8. Adoption STAR works tirelessly to avoid the placement of children into the foster care system. Their unique and compassionate approach allows children to be placed immediately with adoptive parents.

Throughout the month of November, Adoption STAR is encouraging families to become adoptive parents by hosting several informational sessions at Adoption STAR’s office. These sessions will provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere for prospective parents to interact with real-life adoptive families, in hopes that they too will consider bringing a child into their homes.

“Adoption STAR is a local agency in need of local families to adopt,” said Michele Fried, the agency’s founder. “Children want a place to call home and a loving family to call their own. This November, remember that you do not have to be perfect to be a really terrific parent. Consider adoption and give a child something that every child deserves, a forever family.”

For more information about the National Adoption Month 2010 Campaign or Adoption STAR, call 716-639-3900.

Since March 2000, Adoption STAR has provided adoption services to hundreds of families throughout New York State. Adoption STAR also offers support services that include birth parent, adoptive parent and adoptee counseling and support groups.

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