For Elias Gatgens, the system has been a cycle of group homes, adoption instability, and survival mode rather than true support. While this new initiative offers better tracking of foster youth outcomes, it doesn't provide additional funding to a system made worse by federal cuts. buff.ly/THScJtO 🥚

Adoptee writers are invited to submit creative nonfiction, edited by Lora Alegria and Sullivan Summer. The collection will explore the unique complexities adoptees face in navigating distance within biological and adoptive family relationships. 🥚

A San Antonio couple, Christina and Jonathan Miranda, have been indicted on capital murder charges in the death of their 10-year-old adopted son, Michael. He was confined in a laundry room for more than a year, severely abused, and ultimately beaten to death. 🥚

Please join us this Sunday for The Journey Home: Centering Adoptees In Healing and Connection www.eventbrite.com/e/the-journe...

Tanya Kaanta, Korean adoptee and Executive Director of the adoptee-owned TIES Program, joins Anna Sarkitova for The Journey Home: Centering Adoptees in Healing and Connection, an in-depth conversation on adoptee-centered healing, identity, and community. 🥚

For Michigan adoptees who are seeking birth information from the state, join our free workshop with search angel Susan Christin and figure out where to start! 🥚

How does adoptee lived experience shape healing and identity? Discover insights from Tanya Kaanta, Executive Director of The Ties Program, in conversation with Anna Sarkitova online Sunday January 4th, 2026. All are welcome. 🥚

Living the Intersections: Adoption, Race, and Gender with Sanjay Pulver Join us to hear about Sanjay’s experience of adoption and how the intersections of being trans and Indian have shaped him and his perspective of identity in a personal and global sense. www.eventbrite.com/e/living-the...

Canada now grants automatic citizenship to children born or adopted abroad to a Canadian parent born outside Canada. Some adoptees previously excluded may now qualify, depending on legal parent-child recognition. www.bbc.com/news/article... 🥚

Join Anna in her conversation with adoptee advocate Sanjay Pulver, and hear how his lived experience fuels his work in adoptee rights, abolition, and LGBTQ justice. Online zoom event Sunday the 28th at 3pm EST. We hope to see you there!🥚

Telling adoptees that we're viewed the same as biological children ignores real ways the world treats us differently. This article highlights how society recognizes those differences, even within families, and how adoptees are often seen as “other.” 🥚 people.com/parents-hid-...

Crystina Schroer received a 17-year prison sentence for murdering her adopted daughter, but her husband got only 60 days in jail and four years’ probation despite his role in the family and "torture" of another child. His light sentence is widely criticized. buff.ly/pzXr9j3 🥚

Decades apart, now building community together, don’t miss Linda and Louise’s conversation on reunion tomorrow at 3pm. This is a fundraising event, but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay. buff.ly/hhTWMbq 🥚

Unequal treatment in gift-giving can reflect deeper assumptions about family and belonging. All children, whether biological or adopted, deserve equal love, respect, and inclusion, not different treatment that reinforces harmful hierarchies or makes adopted kids feel less valued. buff.ly/Rpm7DNi 🥚

Bethany Christian Services claimed a federal settlement with Michigan that never actually existed, filing to enforce a deal the state and court rejected, raising serious questions about its credibility and its aggressive legal tactics. buff.ly/hXlru6F 🥚

New Jersey adoptions have declined in recent years, showing efforts to keep children with their families whenever possible, with reunification recognized as the best outcome for a child. We welcome seeing fewer families permanently separated by default through the system. buff.ly/uPjlhW8 🥚

Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are on trial for the murder of the 12-year-old boy they were adopting, who was found severely malnourished in their Ontario home. His younger brother has testified, and the trial is ongoing, with Hamber not expected to testify until next year. buff.ly/YbhZlrx 🥚

After reuniting decades later, Linda Reboulet and Louise Okuri now support others navigating adoption and loss. Join them as they discuss the realities of reunion and the creation of Traveling Together thru Trauma. buff.ly/hhTWMbq 🥚

Using adoption to enhance one’s public image, especially among the famous, is not a new strategy. In these situations, adoptees often face unrealistic expectations and pressure to perform gratitude and loyalty for public approval, causing deep and lasting emotional harm. 🥚

Muskegon, MI: The birth family of 11-year-old Mialah Leak is fighting to honor her memory after her death at the hands of her adoptive mother. This heartbreaking case highlights both the enduring bonds of birth families and the serious risks adoptees face in unsafe placements. 🥚

Looking for a way to bring connection and healing into the holidays? Check out the new Holiday Gift Guide from Migrating Towards Wholeness. It offers supportive resources for adoptees during a season that can bring up complex emotions. 🥚

A story we love to see, where families are supported rather than separated due to poverty or homelessness. Instead of pushing children into foster care, mentors help parents access the stability and resources they need, which is what we should strive for whenever possible. 🥚

Separated for decades, reunited through persistence, and now committed to helping others: hear Linda and Louise’s story of truth, repair, and community, hosted by Anna Sarkitova. 🥚

This discussion examines safe haven baby boxes through the perspectives of adoptee advocates Marley Greiner and Patricia Ann Knight Meyer, drawing on Gretchen Sisson’s research and voices like Adopted Connor and Abbi Johnson. youtu.be/dEXX_Mm3vMY 🥚

Join us online TODAY at 3PM EST for a special in-depth conversation with Michigan transracial adoptees Ned Andree and Tiana Hawver as they talk about adoptee identity, racial justice, and the urgent realities facing adoptees of color today. 🥚

The challenges faced by adopted children are often misunderstood or minimized. This article highlights the lack of support families face while showing how rarely adoptees are included in conversations about their own experiences. 🥚

The state must ensure that any contracted provider offers non-coercive, and unbiased care. Partnering with religious-based organizations risks shaping training in ways that may not fully respect the diverse identities, beliefs, and family traditions of children and their parents. 🥚

You’re invited to a powerful dialogue with Michigan transracial adoptees Ned Andree and Tiana Hawver, diving into the intersections of identity, race, and the challenges adoptees of color continue to face. All are welcome. 🥚

Between Goodbyes director Jota Mun shares the filmmaking vision behind this layered, moving portrait, now streaming on PBS, covering the lifelong journey of adoption, identity, belonging, and healing. 🥚

Take a pause this Saturday, December 13th from 11am-4pm ET for the Migrating Toward Wholeness virtual retreat. This online gathering offers adoptees guided practices, community, and tools to process emotions this season and nurture well‑being in a supportive space. 🥚

Film and TV often portray adoptees as villains or fairy-tale success stories, reinforcing stigma and misunderstanding. Adoptees and researchers stress that these stereotypes hide real trauma and support needs and call for authentic, adoptee-led representation in media. 🥚

Adoptee writers are invited to submit creative nonfiction, edited by Lora Alegria and Sullivan Summer. The collection will explore the unique complexities adoptees face in navigating distance within biological and adoptive family relationships. 🥚

Former foster youth expose widespread maltreatment, from physical and emotional abuse to neglect, and calls on community members, social-service professionals, and advocates to step up and demand real change. Children in care need more than shelter, they need safety. 🥚

Adoptive family often feel insecure when an adoptee connects with biological family. Adoptees, however, regularly navigate spaces where we don’t feel we fully belong. When roles are reversed, adoptive family can find it unbearable, highlighting the complexity of adoptee belonging. 🥚

Join us today at 3pm EST online as Anna Sarkitova interviews author Jean Kelly Widner about her new book, The Adoption Paradox: Putting Adoption Into Perspective. Don’t miss this thoughtful conversation. 🥚

Don’t miss this powerful conversation as Michigan transracial adoptees Ned Andree and Tiana Hawver come together to discuss identity, racial justice, and the pressing issues shaping the experiences of adoptees of color today. 🥚 buff.ly/KAKR1Ct

When foster parents hope to adopt, custody battles can erupt and children often end up caught in the middle. Experts still agree that when it is safe, kids belong with their natural families. This case has a heartbreaking twist, but this child is where she belongs. 🥚

11-year-old Arabella died a slow, torturous death in the care of her adoptive family. Despite numerous warning signs, the adults and institutions around her failed to act. The resulting $21.5 million settlement lays bare the disturbing truth: adopted kids are not protected.

Join Anna in a conversation with Jean Kelly Widner about her new book The Adoption Paradox: Putting Adoption Into Perspective, where Jean draws on research and nearly 100 personal interviews to expose the real complexities of modern adoption and the journey of adoptee identity. 🥚

Parents who adopt children have a responsibility to support them just as fully as they would a biological child. et not every adoptee experiences that kind of equal treatment in their home. When support is unevenly distributed, the consequences can cut deeply. 🥚

Join Michigan transracial adoptees and advocates Ned Andree and Tiana Hawver as they discuss how race, adoption, and systemic inequities shape adoptee experiences. 🥚

This article spotlights the parents’ feelings while ignoring the adoptee’s experience and rights. He clearly suffered and has chose estrangement. The parents blame the Council for allowing him to know his biological family, and a settlement was given. This outcome feels predictable.🥚

We are saddened by the news that Rebecca Park, a Michigan adoptee who was 39 weeks pregnant, was found dead in Manistee National Forest, with no sign of her baby. We hope for the infant’s safety, a swift recovery, and justice for both Rebecca and her child. 🥚

Our free online workshop is tonight, hosted by Susan Christin. If you are a Michigan adoptee who needs help applying for your information from the state, then this is the zoom meeting for you! 🥚 buff.ly/FQNNvQE

Please support our work with a tax-deductible donation to directly fund our 2026 legislative initiatives and community programs and to help create meaningful change for adoptees in Michigan and beyond. 🥚 michiganadoptees.org/contribute/?...

Join Anna in a conversation with Jean Kelly Widner about her new book The Adoption Paradox: Putting Adoption Into Perspective, where Jean draws on research and nearly 100 personal interviews to expose the real complexities of modern adoption and the journey of adoptee identity. 🥚

Joni lived on and off for several years with the woman now accused of sitting on and killing her adopted daughter, 11-year-old Mialah, and she recounts the abuse that took place in the home. Her story is a painful reminder that adoption does not always guarantee safety or love. 🥚

Join us for a relaxed, inclusive meetup at Cadillac Square to enjoy the Winter Markets, holiday tree, and lodge vibes together. Free to attend — all adoptees welcome! 🥚

Adoptees are diagnosed with ADHD at much higher rates than non-adopted peers, influenced by a combination of genetic, prenatal, early-life, and post-adoption factors. Stress during pregnancy, early trauma or deprivation, and the loss inherent to adoption can increase vulnerability. buff.ly/Ku59Nmc 🥚