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Your Adoption Coach

VoiceAmerica

Your Adoption Coach is designed to reach prospective and current adoptive families, couple, and singles with the resources they need to successfully bring their family together. We will examine international and domestic adoption, resources, costs, stories, highlight innovative agencies and bring the touching stories of families struggling and succeeding to the forefront. There is no greater community builder than Adoption! When we educate and encourage others to become involved, more people are inspired to adopt or be a part of a community of adoption. Our show aims to educate and inspire others to get involved in building a family be it on their own or helping someone close to them bring their family home together forever.

Location:

Kansas City, MO

Networks:

VoiceAmerica

Description:

Your Adoption Coach is designed to reach prospective and current adoptive families, couple, and singles with the resources they need to successfully bring their family together. We will examine international and domestic adoption, resources, costs, stories, highlight innovative agencies and bring the touching stories of families struggling and succeeding to the forefront. There is no greater community builder than Adoption! When we educate and encourage others to become involved, more people are inspired to adopt or be a part of a community of adoption. Our show aims to educate and inspire others to get involved in building a family be it on their own or helping someone close to them bring their family home together forever.

Language:

English

Contact:

1233 West 70th Street Kansas City, MO 64113 816-682-5500


Episodes

Show Hope with Mike Hamilton

6/20/2015
Meet the new executive director, Mike Hamilton with Show Hope! We will get an update from Mike about all of the events and activities going on at Show Hope as well as hear his vision for the future for this extraordinary organization. Founded by Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, this nonprofit organization is helping to make a difference for the millions of orphans and waiting children around the world. Primarily they do this through Adoption Aid financial grants that help give...

Duration:00:53:42

Special Encore Presentation: Portriat of An Adoption - Carrie Goldman

6/13/2015
Carrie Goldman is an amazing voice for adoption! Her unique perspective as an adoptive parent, writer and blogger makes her perfectly poised to enlighten us and inspire us all about adoption in our world. You'll want to tune in as Carrie shares her own personal experiences as an adoptive parent raising a teen, some of the articles that have come directly from this experience as well as her amazing project, Portriat of An Adoption which has over 8,000 followers from 45 countries. Take time to...

Duration:00:55:49

Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair, on Transracial Adoption in 'post-racial' America

6/6/2015
Meet my new friend, Nishta Mehra! I know you won't want to miss our compelling conversation on this week's show all about transracial adoption. Nishta and her partner, Jill have a son, Shiv who was adopted domestically and who is African American. Nishta wrote an article appearing in Guernica in March 2015 entitled, The Color of My True Love's Hair is Black, on transracial adoption in 'post-racial' America. In this article she explores the challenges of a transracial family and how to deal...

Duration:00:57:09

Joint Council on International Children's Services

5/30/2015
Brian Franklin, adoptive parent and Board Chair for the Joint Council on International Children's Services joins us to talk about the state of declining international adoption and the role of the Joint Council. The Joint Council's mission is to advance the overall well-being of vulnerable children and their right to live in permanent family care. The Joint Council is an advocacy and education organization leading and guiding the ever-changing landscape of international adoption as well as...

Duration:00:55:18

Adoption Network Law Center - Family Panel

5/23/2015
Ever wonder what going through an adoption must be like? Ever wonder if there are folks out there who have gone through the adoption experience that might give you some inspiration to move forward or help a friend move forward with an adoption? We hope you'll join us and our panel of adoptive families who share first-hand their experiences of a domestic adoption. Our panel includes: Jay Jensen, Southern California, Debbie Goudreau, Virginia, and Lisa Gingerich from indiana. Also joining us,...

Duration:00:56:44

Special Encore Presentation: Gladney Center for Adoption - Heidi Cox

5/16/2015
Join us as Heidi Cox, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Gladney Center for Adoption talks with us about the legal landscape of adoption. So many questions about varying State laws for domestic adoption and new changes surrounding international adoption. Heidi shares with us her experience and perspective on all of these topics related to adoption and more.

Duration:00:53:23

Gladney Center for Adoption - Heidi Cox

5/9/2015
Join us as Heidi Cox, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Gladney Center for Adoption talks with us about the legal landscape of adoption. So many questions about varying State laws for domestic adoption and new changes surrounding international adoption. Heidi shares with us her experience and perspective on all of these topics related to adoption and more.

Duration:00:53:23

Portriat of An Adoption - Carrie Goldman

5/2/2015
Carrie Goldman is an amazing voice for adoption! Her unique perspective as an adoptive parent, writer and blogger makes her perfectly poised to enlighten us and inspire us all about adoption in our world. You'll want to tune in as Carrie shares her own personal experiences as an adoptive parent raising a teen, some of the articles that have come directly from this experience as well as her amazing project, Portriat of An Adoption which has over 8,000 followers from 45 countries. Take time to...

Duration:00:55:49

Older Adoption - Beyond 18

4/25/2015
We spend a significant amount of time talking about the 18,000+ youth that 'age-out' of foster care each year, but what exactly does that mean? Does the fact that turning 18 erase the opportunity to find their forever family? No! You'll want to tune in as we visit with Derrick Riggins an adult adoptee who aged-out of the system and was adopted at age 25 joins us with his Mom, Susan Stockham an adoption attorney who specializes in adoption and surrogacy talk about older adoption - beyond age...

Duration:00:56:35

Special Encore Presentation: Six Things My Adoptive Parents Did Right with Lisa Cleary

4/18/2015
We hope you'll join us for this exciting opportunity to meet Lisa Cleary, NBC Today Contributor and adult adoptee who is sharing her unique perspective on how she was raised, how she celebrates her culture and explores the world around her. Lisa shares her own personal story as an adoptee from Seoul, Korea as an infant and how she was raised in a caucasian family. From her own personal experience she gives us these wonderful 'tips' to live by. No matter where you are in the adoption...

Duration:00:54:33

Children of All Nations with Shannon Phillips

4/11/2015
Does the idea of hosting an older child from another country interest you? Orphan Hosting is a life-changing experience for both host families and the host children. Hosting an orphan involves inviting them into your home as part of your family for 4-5 weeks during the summer or winter holidays so they can experience the love of a family, and life outside their orphanage. Ultimately, the goal of hosting an orphan is to find them a forever family. We love great hosting programs and this is...

Duration:00:53:36

Adoption Tax Credit - Are you ready?

4/4/2015
Eleven days until April 15th! Will you be ready? If you've completed an adoption in 2014 then you need to file for the Adoption Tax Credit. So many questions and concerns about how this credit applies to you -- join us when our friend Josh Kroll from the North American Council on Adoptable Children helps us break-it-all-down and see how you can take advantage of this tax benefit. Tune in...get your questions answered....Is it refundable? Does my adoption have to be complete? Does my...

Duration:00:56:46

Adopt Together with Hank Fortener

3/28/2015
Hank Fortener is a 'rock star' for adoption! Founder of World Adoption Day and Adopt Together and a pastor at MOSIAC in Los Angeles. Hank joins us to talk about his own personal experience with being raised in a family with 36 other children and his parents passion and now his for adoption. Hank has been featured in Forbes.com and Huffington Post. He is most widely known for raising 4 million dollars in crowd-funding for adoptive families.

Duration:00:54:33

"Six Things My Adoptive Parents Did Right" with Lisa Cleary

3/21/2015
We hope you'll join us for this exciting opportunity to meet Lisa Cleary, NBC Today Contributor and adult adoptee who is sharing her unique perspective on how she was raised, how she celebrates her culture and explores the world around her. Lisa shares her own personal story as an adoptee from Seoul, Korea as an infant and how she was raised in a caucasian family. From her own personal experience she gives us these wonderful 'tips' to live by. No matter where you are in the adoption...

Duration:00:54:33

#Flip the Script - A Clinician's Perspective

3/14/2015
Join us for a lively conversation with Angela Gee, Marriage and Family Therapist, adult adoptee and adoptive parent. Angela's perspective on adoption #flips the script on how to approach important issues such as search and reunion, knowing 'when' as a parent to talk to your children about important issues such as their culture, birth parents and everything in between. You'll enjoy listening in on our 'therapy session' as Angela give me some helpful tips and guidelines on how I can be more...

Duration:00:56:38

Special Encore Presentation: Tim Elder - Infant Adoption Guide

3/7/2015
Tim Elder joins us today to share his story and he work creating the Infant Adoption Guide and the Infant Adoption Guide Podcast. Tim is an adoptive Dad, two times and has developed an amazing resource for prospective adoptive families who are considering domestic adoption. His web site is jammed-packed with resources, agencies, adoption professionals and lots, lots more. A virtual, one-stop shop for everything related to domestic adoption. Join us to learn how this resource can be a useful...

Duration:00:52:45

Special Encore Presentation: Colombia's Changing Adoption Landscape

2/28/2015
When Ben Sommers traveled to Botoga, Colombia last year to visit some of the orphanages and meet with the Colombian officials he gained a new understanding to the 'changing adoption landscape' for this country. Ben returned to write an article on his experience and now shares his trip and some of his impressions and experiences with us. Ben is the Associate Director of International Programs for Spence-Chapin. He oversees the international adoption programs for the three countries...

Duration:00:55:55

Colombia's Changing Adoption Landscape

2/21/2015
When Ben Sommers traveled to Botoga, Colombia last year to visit some of the orphanages and meet with the Colombian officials he gained a new understanding to the 'changing adoption landscape' for this country. Ben returned to write an article on his experience and now shares his trip and some of his impressions and experiences with us. Ben is the Associate Director of International Programs for Spence-Chapin. He oversees the international adoption programs for the three countries...

Duration:00:55:55

Tim Elder - Infant Adoption Guide

2/14/2015
Tim Elder joins us today to share his story and he work creating the Infant Adoption Guide and the Infant Adoption Guide Podcast. Tim is an adoptive Dad, two times and has developed an amazing resource for prospective adoptive families who are considering domestic adoption. His web site is jammed-packed with resources, agencies, adoption professionals and lots, lots more. A virtual, one-stop shop for everything related to domestic adoption. Join us to learn how this resource can be a useful...

Duration:00:52:45

Debunking Adoption Myths - Whitney Barrell

2/7/2015
Join us as Whitney Barrell LCSW, shares her work and article, Debunking Adoption Myths, which appeared in the HeraldTimesonline.com. Whitney shares with us the top myths of adoption from 'birth parents are troubled teens and not to be trusted,' to 'open-adoption is like co-parenting.' Adoption is mysterious to many of us; we’ve relied on Lifetime movies and anecdotes of the most rare situations in adoption to define it. As a result, there are many myths that swirl around adoption and, as...

Duration:00:55:13