Twenty-four years ago, our founders recognized the importance of post-placement care for birthparents. Today we recognize that adoption is both a human rights and reproductive rights issue, and as such, On Your Feet Foundation has become the leader in comprehensive post-placement support for birthparents, a demographic that has historically been under-served within the adoption community. We do this through case management, access to adoption-competent therapy, therapeutic retreats, education and counseling grants, adoption education and community-building. Learn more and find support.
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Retreats held since 2005
61
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Grants Awarded Since 2015
183
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Dollars Awarded since 2015
$72454
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Birthparents Accessing Services since 2015
1000
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Birthparent Support Alliance is a membership offered to adoption professionals committed to best practices in post-placement care. This opportunity benefits agencies, their adoptive families and birthparents by providing access to our comprehensive suite of programs.
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Introducing our brand new offering in BirthmomsConnect Therapeutic Support Group, designe for birthparents who are ready to engage in the deep work necessary to address the full spectrum of life's challenges. This is a brand new space that lets birthmothers address not just their adoption experience, but all the ways they want to grow and thrive as a whole person.
Katy Finn is an OYF Case Manager, an educator, theater artist, writer, and most importantly, a mother via open, transracial, domestic adoption. She and her family have an opportunity to relocate abroad, and today she writes about what it means for an entire adoption constellation when adoptive parents move, and how working through the logistics of the move gave her a deeper insight into what it means to be a family when you are raising children born to other mothers.
Dr. Abigail Hasberry, a transracially adopted person and birthmother, sat down with us today to talk about her new memoir, Adopting Privilege: A Memoir of Reinventing my Adoptee Narrative, which was released on February 18th, 2025. Through the lens of memoir, Dr. Hasberry takes a deep-dive into adoptee experience in transracial adoption, the adoption industry, and ultimately, how she found growth and healing.
Thank you for recognizing the importance of post-placement support:
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The Arlene Garcia & Patrice Campbell Education Fund