INCLUSION AND ADOPTION: Seen. Valued. Chosen.

Seen. Valued. Chosen.

The year 2020 has brought many different things to different people. For many of our families, it has brought the opportunity to welcome a child into their home. Barker truly believes that every child deserves a family, and we strive to be inclusive of all families who can create a safe and loving environment for a child through adoption, and who can commit to meeting the needs of that child.

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

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.

Tags: press release, public child welfare, LGBTQ, adoption community
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