/tags/adoption Adoption en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:10:40 GMT /news/2024-01-30/public-private-adoption-program-could-lose-funding-in-colorado-this-year A program that helps place Colorado foster children struggling to find adoptive homes doesn’t currently have any funding in the state’s new draft budget. Reporter Jennifer Brown with The Colorado Sun joined KUNC’s Nikole Robinson Carroll to talk about the fate of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program in the state. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:10:40 GMT /news/2024-01-30/public-private-adoption-program-could-lose-funding-in-colorado-this-year Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2018-11-15/creating-forever-families-in-weld-county-to-mark-national-adoption-day Weld County is celebrating National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 10 children and teens on Friday.Finalization is the last step in the… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:46:30 GMT /news/2018-11-15/creating-forever-families-in-weld-county-to-mark-national-adoption-day /politics/2015-05-27/hickenlooper-stands-by-embattled-human-services-director Earlier in May a majority of state lawmakers signed a letter to the governor expressing concerns over what they said are disturbing issues within the… Wed, 27 May 2015 13:29:38 GMT /politics/2015-05-27/hickenlooper-stands-by-embattled-human-services-director Bente Birkeland /2015-02-20/pain-but-no-regrets-a-father-remembers-his-adopted-son Bill Jones is thought to have been the first single man to adopt a child in California, back in the 1960s. His son has since died, but despite the loss, Jones says he never regrets adopting his child. Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:35:00 GMT /2015-02-20/pain-but-no-regrets-a-father-remembers-his-adopted-son NPR Staff /2014-01-12/transracial-family-gets-double-takes-everywhere-we-go Rachel Garlinghouse and her husband, both white, have adopted three African-American children. She tells NPR's Rachel Martin that her transracial family makes her look at discrimination "in a whole new way." Garlinghouse says she must be humble and realistic about the challenges. Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:06:00 GMT /2014-01-12/transracial-family-gets-double-takes-everywhere-we-go NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-09-25/see-baby-veronica-reunited-with-adoptive-parents The emotional legal battle went all the way to the Supreme Court. After years of complicated arguments, the case seems to have come to a final resolution. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-25/see-baby-veronica-reunited-with-adoptive-parents Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-09-04/okla-court-puts-hold-on-return-of-baby-veronica-to-s-c Adopted by a family in South Carolina, the little Native American girl was returned to her biological father nearly two years ago. It was decided that the Indian Child Welfare Act trumped state law. Since then, her adoptive parents have been fighting to get her back. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:23:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-04/okla-court-puts-hold-on-return-of-baby-veronica-to-s-c Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-08-06/new-magazine-takes-a-grown-up-look-at-adoption The complex and interconnected topics of adoption, race, and culture will form the backbone of a new online magazine that is starting this week. Gazillion Voices was begun with those goals in mind, says Kevin Vollmers, who created the magazine as an extension of his blog. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-06/new-magazine-takes-a-grown-up-look-at-adoption Bill Chappell /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-16/adoption-case-brings-rare-family-law-dispute-to-high-court After a South Carolina couple adopted a baby girl, her biological father sought full custody. Normally, the Supreme Court does not hear such disputes, but this case tests a federal law meant to stop Native American children's being improperly taken from their families. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:52:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-16/adoption-case-brings-rare-family-law-dispute-to-high-court Nina Totenberg /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-12/adoptive-dad-dreamed-a-dream-that-brought-him-a-son John Curtis never thought he would be able to be a dad. But in 1998 he held his son against his chest. It was "like we fit," he says. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:33:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-04-12/adoptive-dad-dreamed-a-dream-that-brought-him-a-son NPR Staff