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Adoption Exchange Association


Self Description

June 2008: "Founded 25 years ago, AEA is a national non-profit organization committed to the adoption of waiting children. AEA is the lead agency in AdoptUsKids, a Federal grant through the Children’s Bureau, to recruit adoptive families for children waiting in foster care across the United States. AEA is also the membership organization for Adoption Exchanges, currently serving approximately 75 member agencies across the country. AEA’s members recruit permanent families for children in foster care.

The Adoption Exchange Association, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, was incorporated in 1986. The organization receives a mix of funding, including a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Children’s Bureau, membership dues, and in-kind support from its partner agencies. The Children’s Bureau five-year agreement was renewed in October 2007. More recently, AEA has increased efforts to raise foundation, corporate, and individual grants and contributions. Members of the all-volunteer Board of Directors contribute financially to the organization. AEA is also a member of the Combined Federal Campaign, and receives contributions from government employees nationwide."

http://www.adoptea.org/AboutUs/index.html

Third-Party Descriptions

May 2008: "social workers and state agencies fear litigation and stiff penalties under the law for even discussing race with adopting couples. As a result, families often do not get the counseling they need. It also found that states have ignored an aspect of the law that requires diligent recruitment of black parents....the Adoption Exchange Association...endorsed the report."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/us/27adopt.html

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May 27, 2008 De-emphasis on Race in Adoption Is Criticized

QUOTE: The report, based on an examination of the law’s impact over a decade, said that minority children adopted into white households face special challenges and that white parents need preparation and training for what might lie ahead. But it found that social workers and state agencies fear litigation and stiff penalties under the law for even discussing race with adopting couples. As a result, families often do not get the counseling they need. It also found that states have ignored an aspect of the law that requires diligent recruitment of black parents.

 New York Times