HARRIS COUNTY: NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY EVENT OVER 25 CHILDREN ADOPTED
Written by Michael Thervil
[HARRIS COUNTY NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY] Today in downtown Houston Texas, at the Harris County Juvenile Justice Center located at 1200 Congress St., Harris County played a major role in not only celebrating but pushing for the adoption of children during National Adoption Day. With a just over a total of 19 families that were lined up in Harris County Courtrooms, being sworn in so that over 25 children in Harris County can legally be a part of their “Forever Homes”, there was nothing but joy and a sense of peace amongst both the children being adopted, but a sense of calm on the faces of their new found parents.
The purpose for today's event was to legally “Finalize adoptions for local children, honor adoptive and kinship families, and raise awareness about children waiting in the foster care system”. Along with that purpose was today’s theme: “Superhero’s”. While administrative team dressed in their best superhero cosplay outfits, there was a particular point being made; and that point was that “not all Superhero’s wear capes”. Today, the superhero appeared to everyday citizens that work a “9-5” who were willing to take on the role that many people around the world seem to struggle with answering the call to and that’s adopting non-biological children. Unlike Military Servicemen and Law-Enforcement Officers, adopting a child is a calling that few can answer.
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During last year's National Adoption Day event here in Harris County, it was reported by local news agency KHOU 11 that 30 parents took the huge step forward and finalized adoptions for 38 children. according to the National Adoption Day website “On November 18, 2000, a coalition of national partners (the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children’s Action Network) and the Freddie Mac Foundation encouraged nine cities to open their courts on or around the Saturday before Thanksgiving to finalize and celebrate adoptions from foster care.”
With 400 communities across America hosting the National Adoption Day event it has been estimated that over 95,000 children have been adopted and lifted out of Child Protective Services and foster care and into the arms of loving parents and legal guardians. If you would like to learn more about how you can possibly take the big step in adopting children, you can go to nationaladoptionday.org to obtain more information on events in your area.
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