July 12, 2019
Cradle Care Sister
The Beginning One day, my sister and I found my mom, phone in hand, with a smile across her face. “I just got off the phone with Barker,” Read More
June 14, 2019
Reflections From A Birth Father: Love Is Greater Than The Event
This is the story of a birth father who later made a decision to become an adoptive father. These are his reflections on how he experiences Father’s Day as a son, a birth father, and now an adoptive father. Names of the individuals have been changed to protect the identities of all involved. Read More
April 12, 2019
Why We Love Adoption Books
In preparation for our annual adoption & foster care conference, I had been going through books to decide which ones to bring for the book sale. Read More
March 15, 2019
Adopting a Special Needs Child
The process of adoption presents all families with an intensely reflective process of choosing to pursue an adoption of a child in a special needs program. When preparing for both of our adoptions, completing the “checklist of special needs” was reliably one of the most difficult decision-making Read More
March 8, 2019
Interning At Barker
My name is Sophie, I am a freshman in high school and from February 25th to March 8th, I had the opportunity to intern at The Barker Adoption Foundation. Read More
March 7, 2019
You Have The Power To Create A Better Life For Older Foster Youth
You have the power to create a better life for older foster youth. I am the proof. Read More
March 7, 2019
You Have The Power To Create A Better Life For Older Foster Youth
You have the power to create a better life for older foster youth. I am the proof. Read More
February 26, 2019
Sundays At Barker
On Sunday, February 3rd twelve adoptive families with young children (under the age of three) came to Barker for our popular “Sundays at Barker” program. Adoptive parents had the opportunity to informally meet and schmooze, and get to know other adoptive parents over bagels and coffee Read More