Donna K. Evans Foundation Blog Posts for Information About Adoption

Living Our New Normal
Over the past seven months, the vast majority of us have had to make significant changes in our lives; maybe working from home, working from home with kids doing online learning at home with you, ordering groceries rather than going to the grocery store, wearing a...

BUILDING ARIZONA FAMILIES DOMESTIC ADOPTION AUGUST NEWSLETTER
From the Desk of Kelly Rourke-Scarry, MSW Dear Friend, I hope you and yours are doing well – that everyone is healthy and safe. I’m sure you have had your challenges these last six months! I can tell you for myself that I’m grateful my family is all safe and well,...

BUILDING ARIZONA FAMILIES DOMESTIC ADOPTION JULY NEWSLETTER
From the Desk of Kelly Rourke-Scarry, MSW Dear Friend, In all of the years I have been working with women experiencing crisis pregnancies, one thing never ceases to just absolutely floor me. It’s hard to describe unless you have witnessed it yourself, because it is...

Why Women Choose Adoption Again
According to the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/teenpregnancy/index.html Nearly 1 in 5 births to teen mothers, ages 15 to 19, is a repeat birth. About 183 repeat teen births occur each day in the US. About 1 in 5 sexually active teen mothers use the most...

Finding Peace in Uncharted Waters; Reaching the Acceptance Stage
To date all of us are surrounded by uncharted territory, learning to navigate and forage new paths, create a new lifestyle, then the one we were previously used to. Whether we considered ourselves happy, fulfilled, living a life of joy or even the life we wanted to...

Adoption and Coronavirus (Covert-19): Faith Over Fear
These times are so uncertain for everyone, chartering into this unknown season can generate fear, anxiety and a myriad of feelings. Stories on the news show people stockpiling toilet paper, paper towels and basic necessities, numbers of confirmed cases rising, death...

Maintaining Contact with Your Birth Mother
Open adoption has the promise of so many positive attributes and aspects for all members of the adoption triad; birth mother, adoptive parents and adopted child. Open adoption often begins with promises and commitments on behalf of the birth mother and adoptive...

Is It Difficult to Adopt?
Why do people perceive that it is difficult to adopt? Is it true? What aspects are difficult? Is adopting difficult for everyone or just some people. Why does this perception exist? There are lots of reasons that the perception or notion that adopting is difficult...

Working in the Adoption World
So often, everyone from family members, friends, clients, strangers or really anyone who catches wind that I work in the adoption field seems to be really curious as to what it is really like to work in the adoption world. My favorite go-to answer is “It’s the best...

Help One, Save Many
It’s that time of year, where holidays are around the corner and people are looking to find a place to give back and donate. Look no further, you found your place. While the Donna K. Evans Foundation spearheads its resolve to assist women who have privately placed...
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