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The Barker Blog | Adoption Agency Bethesda, MD

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The Power of Connection: Barker's Adoption and Foster Care Conference

By Barker Staff

Discover the transformative power of connection at the Adoption and Foster Care Conference...

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Thank You for Our Blessing

By Dorian and Patrick

Domestic Infant Adoption
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A Birth Mother's Choice

By Sami Barker Pregnancy Counselor

In January 2020, I received a call through Barker’s 24/7 Crisis Pregnancy Hotline around 11 pm. At...

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National Adoptive Month: An Adoptive Parent Reflection

By Barker Parent

Celebrating NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH and Thanksgiving, with a reflection: I am a mom to a super...

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NICU - Where The Little Things Matter

By Barker Family

Our daughter Grace Theadora Rose was born on September 21, 2019, and was in the NICU for 19 days,...

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Raising Black Children and Adoption

By Isaac Etter Adult Adoptee

In mid-August of 2018, I walked into an adoption agency to speak at one of their Cultural Trainings...

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3 Simple (But Important) Things That Help Build Resiliency in Adopted Children

By Missy Herendeen LMSW LGSW

Resiliency: How to Cultivate More of It & Beat the Back-to-School Blues "Resiliency" has become...

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INCLUSION AND ADOPTION: Seen. Valued. Chosen.

By Barker Staff

Seen. Valued. Chosen.

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Is Being Adopted My Calling?

By Guest Writers Mei Ke Reichard Kerrie Tiedemann and  Jenni McGinnis

Is Being Adopted My Calling? By: Mei Ke Reichard, Kerrie Tiedemann, and Jenni McGinnis Mei Ke,...

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The Matching Process for Domestic Infant Adoption 

By Sami Albert LCSW-C LICSW

The Matching Process for Domestic Infant Adoption

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