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
April 6, 2016
Support Barker by Dining at CRAVE Restaurant
During the month of April, Crave restaurant is partnering with The Barker Adoption Foundation as the Crave Cares Partner to help raise money and awarenss for our agency. Read More
April 4, 2016
Alison Larkin Joins Adult Adoptee Discussion
The Adult Adoptee group was very excited that Alison Larkin, author, comedienne and keynote speaker at Barker’s annual Adoption & Foster Care Conference, held on Saturday, March 19, came to Washington, D.C. Read More
April 4, 2016
A Barker Legend Has Retired
The longest tenured employee at Barker, Beth Kirby, has retired, effective March 31, 2016, after 25 years of extraordinary service. Beth has served in many capacities, and her warmth and versatility are well known and greatly appreciated. Read More
April 1, 2016
April 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 in your good old fashioned U.S.P.S. mailbox by emailing Anna Beers at abeers [at] barkerfoundation.org, or, you can now find it in the Barker Blog. Read More
March 21, 2016
Register for April/May 2016 PRIDE Training
PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education) is a nationally recognized training model used for families who are interested in adopting an older child from the foster care system. Read More
March 8, 2016
Covering College Expenses When you Adopt an Older Child from Foster Care
Before you know it, it will be time to begin thinking about a college education for your child (and how you will be paying for it!). Many of you may already be thinking about and planning for this time. Below is a list of resources for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia families interested in securin Read More