National Council For Adoption is delighted to welcome Today co-host and adoptive mom Hoda Kotb to the Families For All Gala in Washington, DC. Read more about how you can attend this special event this April!

The mission of NCFA is to meet the diverse needs of children, birth parents, adopted individuals, adoptive families and all those touched by adoption through global advocacy, education, research, legislative action and collaboration. We are excited to announce newly elected Board leadership and welcome three new Board members whose decades of professional and personal experience in adoption and organizational leadership will help us accomplish our mission and realize our vision for a world in which all children, everywhere, have nurturing, permanent families.

National Council For Adoption unpacks key takeaways from the newly-released FY 2018 foster care and adoption statistics.

National Council For Adoption responds to the indictment of Arizona attorney Paul Petersen, who was arrested this week with charges related to the trafficking of pregnant women and children from the Marshall Islands for the purpose of completing an illegal adoption.

National Council For Adoption announces 2019 adoption awardees whose work will be honored at the Adoption Hall of Fame ceremony this November: Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, Lola Reinsch, and FOSTER.

Meet Comfort Cases founder Robert Scheer — 2019 recipient of NCFA's Babineaux Award for Foster Care.

Meet country artist Jimmy Wayne—2019 recipient of NCFA's Babineaux Award for Foster Care. During National Foster Care Month, we were proud to present the award to Jimmy at the Opry House in Nashville.

NCFA has a talented Board of Directors who offer their knowledge and expertise to our work year-round. Meet our incoming Board officers who begin their terms this May.

NCFA speaks out about the Department of State's annual report on intercountry adoptions, which shows a 13% decline since last year.

As the State Department changes China's travel advisory to "Level 2," NCFA's Ryan Hanlon puts this advisory into context for those planning to travel to China.