A Fabulous New Children’s Book for Our Armenian Children!

We are elated to share a fabulous new children’s book written by a Hopscotch Adoptions Mom, Lisa Menasian Colloca!

We loved this book so much we will be adding this new book to future prospective adoptive parent curricula. We hope you’ll consider ordering a copy for your child and enjoy it for the years to come as a wonderful resource and treasure! 

What to know about getting a U.S. passport in 2023

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/

by Natalie B. Compton

Washington Post illustration

The pandemic threw a wrench in the well-oiled machine of U.S. passport services. When offices were closed, in-person appointments were impossible and employees were figuring out how to work in the new normal, millions of passport applications got backlogged.

Fast forward a few years, and we’re not quite back to the 2019 norm, but we’re nearly there. Wait times are down, you can take your own photos (if you follow directions with military precision) and a new online system is rolling out for passport renewals that makes the process a lot easier (if you meet the specific criteria).

We checked in with the State Department to get the latest information on what travelers need to know about passport services.

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HelpUsAdopt Grant Deadline April 1, 2023!

Don’t miss out! Helpusadopt.org will be awarding $1 million in adoption grants this year. There’s no application fee and they support all types of families with grants up to $20,000.

How to Adopt in 2023

Are you thinking about adopting this year? CreatingaFamily.org talked about How to Adopt in 2023, including the current state of domestic infant, international, and foster care adoption with guest experts from Adoptions From The Heart and Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc, Inc: http://ow.ly/Vnq950MmMxt

**This podcast is part of the Adoption Options awareness campaign. Check out the many other resources Creating A Family offers at bit.ly/adoptoptions today!


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