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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.

  • Retreats held since 2005

    61

  • Grants Awarded Since 2015

    183

  • Dollars Awarded since 2015

    $72454

  • Birthparents Accessing Services since 2015

    1000

  • 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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March 6, 2025
byKristin

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.

February 4, 2025
byKristin

Julie Ryan McGue's third book, Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood was released today, and we had the opportunity to sit down with her to talk about it. A coming-of-age memoir set in Chicago’s western suburbs in the 1960s, her book dives into the complexity of family and adoption with unflinching honesty and love.

December 4, 2024

As we wrap up 2024, we take a look back at what we've accomplished, the milestones the birthparents we serve have achieved, and look ahead to 2025, when we are pioneering an innovative new program to assess and treat PMAD in birthparents - the first program of it's kind.

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