Press Releases
Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) joins congressional offices and other child-welfare stakeholders in imploring the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security/U...
National Council For Adoption Announces 2024 Adoption Hall of Fame Honorees Alexandria, VA - The staff and board at National Council For Adoption (NCFA) are pleased to announce that adoption advoca...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2024 - Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to announce that Andrea Vavonese of Vienna, Virginia, has been confirmed by a unanimous board t...
Alexandria, VA (October 23, 2023) - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is pleased to announce Mary Beth Chapman, founder of the non-profit adoption support organization, Show Hope, as the 2023 in...
Virginia native honored with prestigious recognition for service to children and families Alexandria, VA (September 28, 2022) - National Council For Adoption (NCFA), an advocacy, education, an...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 27, 2022) - A new report released by National Council For Adoption (NCFA) highlights the dramatic changes that have taken place in adoption in recent decades and answers key qu...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 21, 2022) - National Council For Adoption was proud to present the 2022 Warren and Mary Alice Babineaux Award to Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Indiana Department of Chil...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 18, 2022) - National Council For Adoption (NCFA), the nation's leading adoption organization, is pleased to announce the selection of Ryan Hanlon as President and CEO and severa...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 11, 2022) - A new report released by National Council For Adoption (NCFA) highlights the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on adoption within the U.S. Adoption by the Numbers, a r...
April 14, 2022 - Alexandria, VA - On Friday, April 29, National Council For Adoption (NCFA) will welcome Today Show host Hoda Kotb, Olympians Greg Louganis and Kitty Carruthers, and Super Bowl Cham...
October 18, 2021 - Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is pleased to announce Dr. Elizabeth Bartholet as the 2021 inductee to the Adoption Hall of Fame. This award is given annual...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 9, 2021 - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) supports the passage of S. 1156 and H.R. 3031, the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2021 (ATCRA). The proposed legislatio...
July 28, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is pleased to name the late Becky Weichhand of Stevensville, Michigan as the 2020 recipient of the Warren and Mary Alice Bab...
May 8, 2020 - Alexandria, VA - This week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its FY 2019 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions. The report shows that American families adopted only 2,971...
March 27, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – Many U.S. families in the midst of intercountry adoptions are currently stranded overseas in vulnerable situations and in need of immediate assistance as a resul...
January 24, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to announce newly elected officers of the Board of Directors as well as three new members of the Board. Heidi Bru...
November 14, 2019 - Alexandria, VA - Since 1987, National Council For Adoption's Adoption Hall of Fame has recognized the outstanding commitment, service, and sacrifice of those who are furthering t...
August 7, 2019 - Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to announce newly elected officers of the Board of Directors, who began their terms in June 2019. Lisa A. Sinclair, Es...
L-R: National Council For Adoption (NCFA) President and CEO Chuck Johnson, NCFA Board member Mike Thorne, 2019 Babineaux awardee Rob Scheer, NCFA Chairman of the Board Wayne W. Sharp, Ph.D. June...
Chuck Johnson, President & CEO of the National Council For Adoption, presents Jimmy Wayne with the 2019 Warren and Mary Alice Babineaux Award in recognition of his continued commitment to cr...
May 1, 2019 - Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to announce their incoming elected officers of the Board of Directors, who begin their terms in May 2019. Heidi Cox, J.D....
March 14, 2019 - Alexandria, VA - Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its FY 2018 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions. The report shows that American families adopted only 4,059 c...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (703) 299-6633 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org November 7, 2018 - Alexandria, VA - National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to induct nationally ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (703) 299-6633 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org June 22, 2018 – Alexandria, VA – National Council For Adoption (NCFA) is proud to present the 2018 ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (703) 299-6633 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption Announces Board Leadership May 29, 2018 – Alexandria, VA – National Co...
March 23, 2018 - Alexandria, VA - The U.S. Department of State has released its FY 2017 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions, revealing that American families adopted 4,714 children through inter...
February 6, 2018 – Alexandria, VA – On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of State published a notice to adoption service providers regarding substantial fee increases associated wit...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (301) 751-3750 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org Announcing 2017 Adoption Hall of Fame Honorees Senators Blunt and Klobuchar, Representatives Bass and F...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ryan Hanlon (571) 414-0967 rhanlon@adoptioncouncil.org Council on Accreditation Announces Intent to Terminate Their Role as a National Accrediting Entity Octobe...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Julie Shull (703) 299-6633 jshull@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption Welcomes Ryan Hanlon as Vice President August 21, 2017 - Alexandria, VA - Nat...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (703) 299-6633 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org Babineaux Award Honors Outstanding Service to Children in Foster Care May 5, 2017 - Alexandria, VA - In...
National Council For Adoption (NCFA) announces the publication of the seventh edition of the National Adoption Data study. Adoption: By the Numbers is the only comprehensive source of the mos...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kevin Wrege (703) 299-6633 kwrege@adoptioncouncil.org Babineaux Award Honors Former Foster Care Youth Sixto Cancel is a foster care alumnus who has already made ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kevin Wrege (703) 299-6633 kwrege@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption Introduces New Board Chairman and Officers May 4, 2016 - Alexandria, VA - Nat...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chuck Johnson (703) 299-6633 cjohnson@adoptioncouncil.org Intercountry Adoptions by Americans Lowest Since 1981 April 1, 2016 - Alexandria, VA - The U.S. Departm...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kevin Wrege (703) 299-6633 kwrege@adoptioncouncil.org Introducing New Members of the National Council For Adoption Board of Directors January 6, 2016 - Alexandri...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Koch (703) 299-6633 lkoch@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption to Premiere New Public Service Announcement Featuring PGA Golfer Bubba Watson ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Koch (703) 299-6633 lkoch@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption Announces the Inaugural Warren and Mary Alice Babineaux Award Recipients, Gove...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Koch (703) 299-6633 lkoch@adoptioncouncil.org National Foster Care Month Honors 101,840 Children Waiting to be Adopted May 21, 2015 - Alexandria, VA - May...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Koch (703) 299-6633 lkoch@adoptioncouncil.org National Council For Adoption Introduces New Officers for the Board of Directors May 1, 2015 - Alexandria, V...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Koch (703) 299-6633 lkoch@adoptioncouncil.org Dramatic and Tragic Decline in Intercountry Adoption Numbers Continues April 1, 2015 - Alexandria, VA - The ...