Ashlie and Lydia called their Members of Congress this week and asked them to sign a letter expressing concerns about the State Dept.'s proposed intercountry adoption regulations. Advocating is easy! Here's how it went.

The Department of State has proposed new regulations that may significantly impact international adoption and countless children and families. On 11/15 the adoption community is coming together to call Members of Congress and urge them to sign a letter to Secretary Kerry expressing concern about these regulations. Learn more here!

After three years of waiting, the Thornburgs finally brought home their adopted sons from the DRC. In February 2016, Eric was deployed to Afganistan when they finally got the call saying their boys could come home. Read their story here!

File your N-600/N-600K form now before the fee doubles on December 23rd! Here's more information on how to file your form on time...and why the fee is increasing.

The U.S. Children’s Bureau has released their FY2015 foster care statistics which reveal both discouraging challenges and inspiring progress. Here are the top three stats you need to know, including the good, the bad, and how NCFA is responding!

We had a blast at our 2016 From Helping to Healing conference! Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's conference our most successful yet.

The Department of State has proposed some regulation changes that will affect intercountry adoptions. Help us make these regulations the best they can be! Submit your comments on these regulations by November 22nd!

The child welfare continuum includes a range of care options from family support and kinship care to foster care and adoption. Here's a quick infographic to learn the facts about institutional care and how a family-based environment can help children thrive.

Children with special needs can achieve great things! Just take a look at these inspiring adopted Paralympians who are going for gold in Rio.

Many adoptive families have found that pets help their children emotionally and socially adapt to a new home environment. We look into some studies that show why pets are therapeutic to adopted children.