July 21, 2016
Catching Up With PWNL
PWNL has been busy in the beginning of the 2016 summer months! If you haven't had a chance to read our newsletter, please take the time to catch up on what's been going on in PWNL! Read More
July 13, 2016
Perspectives of Children in Foster Care
Children in foster care have often experienced trauma and find it difficult to communicate how they feel to the people around them. Read More
June 24, 2016
Feel Good Friday!
In case you missed it, watch this little girl's adoption finalization become even more special with a lot of hard work and a little magic. Read More
June 17, 2016
Barker Celebrates Fathers!
I am always surprised by the calls and emails I receive from adoptive dads around this time of year. One father of teenagers wrote: “Each Father’s Day as I reflect on my family and our two beautiful daughters, I think about ALL the families made possible throug Read More
June 14, 2016
Community Resources - Overcoming Trauma
Almost all children in foster care have experienced some sort of trauma. As parents, it can often be difficult to understand what they are going through or to know how to help. Read More
June 9, 2016
Domestic Adoptions in India Hit Five-Year Low
Reports came out this week that the number of domestic adoptions within India has dropped by half, hitting a five-year low with 3,011 children adopted in fiscal year 2015/2016. This is down from the highest number in 2011/2012 when 5,964 domestic adoptions took place. Read More
June 7, 2016
Transracial Adoption: Helpful Resources
Transracial adoption has historically been a controversial subject in the field of adoption. Read More
May 25, 2016
Memorial Day Activities for the Whole Family!
It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, the sun will hopefully be shining, and it will be a good time to take your kids out for some fun! Here are some local activities that can be memorable for the entire family! Read More
May 25, 2016
Highlighting Two Olympic Hopefuls
Jordan Windle and Tatyana McFadden are both amazing athletes preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio, to represent the United States of America. Besides being Olympic-level athletes, they have a few other things in common. Read More
May 24, 2016
Barker to Take Part in Do More 24 on June 2
Do More 24, coming on Thursday, June 2, is a 24-hour fundraising effort organized by United Way of the National Capital Area that brings together nonprofit organizations (more than 600), compan Read More
May 16, 2016
May News from Project Wait No Longer
Each month Project Wait No Longer offers updates and insights through its very popular newsletter. You can sign up to receive it directly through U.S.P.S. mail by emailing Namatie Mansaray at nmansaray [at] barkerfoundation.org, or, you can now find it monthly in the Barker Blog. Read More
May 9, 2016
New Guidelines to Preserve Birth Parent Information for Indian Adoptive Children
The Ministry of Women and Children Development has made it mandatory for the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to maintain records of all children from orphanages to include information on when, how and from whom they received the children in their care. Read More