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Twenty years ago, our founders recognized the importance of post-placement care for birthparents. Today, On Your Feet Foundation is recognized as 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

    56

  • Grants Awarded Since 2015

    161

  • Dollars Awarded since 2015

    $70935

  • Birthparents Accessing Services in 2021

    994

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Dr. Gretchen Sisson, upcoming speaker at Activism in Adoption, discusses her new book, Relinquished, and how her decades-long research study and subsequent findings can inform our approach to adoption.

After the Washington Post published a feel-good piece about adoption and baby boxes last week, our Executive Director wrote them an OpEd to set them straight on what they got wrong.

Torie DiMartile sat down with Lori Holden, who co-authored Adoption Unfiltered, with Sara Easterly and Kelsey VanderVliet Ranyard, in advance of the Chicago stop on their book tour. In this post, Lori discusses the book, adoption and lessons learned. This blog post, and their book, is a must read for any adoptive parent!

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