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
April 21, 2016
Thank You for Supporting Barker Friends and Family Night at CRAVE
This past Sunday was Barker Family & Friends Night at Crave Restaurant in Bethesda. We had several staff members, board members and families come out to show their support for the Barker community and the CRAVE Cares Partnership. It was a great night! Read More
April 12, 2016
Reflections from Barker’s 22nd Annual Adoption and Foster Care Conference
The Barker Adoption Foundation’s signature educational event, its Adoption and Foster Care Conference, is sought out annually by families, adopted persons, birth parents, professionals and students. Read More
April 11, 2016
International Adoption Statistics for Fiscal Year 2015
The U.S. State Department has released international adoption statistics for FY2015 which covers visas issued between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015. The numbers of incoming adoptions to the U.S. Read More
April 6, 2016
Chinese Characters
This week’s freakishly winter-like weather has made it even harder to get back into the groove of the school week after an extended Spring break spent in Caribbean sunshine. This morning as we looked for winter coats in early April, loaded lunchboxes and checked Read More