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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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Beyond Love and Shelter: The Complete Needs of Adopted Children

By Barker Staff

Adoption is a transformative journey that changes the lives of both the adoptive parents and the...

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Teens Need Families as They Experience Life's "Firsts"

By Barker Staff

Being a part of a teenager's life opens the door to a new realm of significant milestones and...

Older Child Adoption from Foster Care
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From Homelessness and Neglect to a Home and Love

By Aya

Aya and her younger sisters Tala and Sarah were originally born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. In...

Older Child Adoption from Foster Care
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From Homelessness and Neglect to a Home and Love

By Barker Staff

Aya and her younger sisters Tala and Sarah were originally born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. In...

Older Child Adoption from Foster Care
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When Adoption Ignites Hope in an Older Child

By Barker Staff

When Adoption Ignites Hope in an Older Child At the age of eight, young Jamie had a hard time...

Older Child Adoption from Foster Care
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Military Family Stories: From Foster Care to Permanency

By Barker Family

For Sammy, “it was like a switch went on.” When 5-year-old Sammy first came from foster care...

Older Child Adoption from Foster Care
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Adoptee Voices: Foster Care & The Value of Adoption

By Barker Staff & Guest Writer Eva

When talking about adoption and the adoption process, there's one voice that should sound the...

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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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