Health and Human Services Grants Regulation, Proposed Rule RIN 0991-AC16

January 3, 2020

The Barker Adoption Foundation recently filed comments in opposition to a Federal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which if promulgated, would allow persons or organizations receiving grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to discriminate in their provision of adoption and foster services based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Of significant concern to Barker is the negative impact this Rule would have on children in foster care and those waiting to be adopted. As of September 30, 2018, there were 437,283 children in foster care, of which 125,422 were waiting to be adopted.

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Catalogue for Philanthropy 2017 Announcement Press Release

June 13, 2017

The Barker Adoption Foundation named ‘One of the Best’ Nonprofits by the

Catalogue for Philanthropy

 

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