Child Adoption

There are many homes throughout the United States and other parts of the world where young children are taken in by adoptive parents to provide love, care and security and to meet many of the other endless needs of those less fortunate beings. Though the situation that may have lead to the children being adopted is deemed an unfortunate one, many of the children who have been successfully drafted and graduated from the adoption process would count their blessings every day because of the peace and joy that their new family life offer.
If a child's parents are no longer able to adequately care for them or single motherhood is considered unacceptable, as is the case in some countries, then plans for adoption are made. Children are also abandoned near an orphanage in order to be adopted. Some parents involuntarily lose their rights because of child abuse or neglect due to alcohol or drug abuse. The child is then placed in foster care. If the parents cannot resolve the problems, their parental rights may be terminated by the court and the children may be adopted. Death of the parents accounts for only a small percentage of orphaned adoptions.
In the past, these children were kept in foster care while the birthparents resolved their issues with addiction, domestic violence, or mental illness. The Safe Families Act of 1997 is a law that prevents children from drifting from one foster home to another.
The world of adoption is changing quickly. There continue to be abandoned children in numerous countries, and, infertility seems to be increasing. Will parents and children continue to find each other as they have in the past? For many reasons, the face of adoption in Canada is changing and doors are closing for adoptive parents. What role can Sunrise play in shaping the future of adoption in