OPEN HOUSE for FAMILY TO FAMILY

Family to Family is hosting an Open House on November 8, 2008 from 10AM to Noon for supporters of the agency. You will be able to get acquainted with our board of advisors and our staff as well as begin early Christmas Shopping through our silent auction. Mark your calendars for Saturday morning, November 8, 2008 from 10AM to Noon at Pecan Grove Plantation Country Club, 3000 Plantation Dr, Richmond, TX 77469. RSVP to pkurth@fam2fam.org
See our website for directions to the country club. http://www.fam2fam.org/

LifeBooks for Adopted Children

Whether you are adopting from foster care, domestically or internationally, each adopted child can benefit from a LifeBook. A LifeBook is simply is a record of an adoptee's life that uses words, photos, your child's art, computer graphics and/or memorabilia to tell his story. A LifeBook is more than the story of your child's adoption, it is a unique opportunity for you to creatively honor every minute of your child's life. It can make talking about adoption feel like everyday conversation. Adopted children often have secret thoughts about why they were adopted. Many believe that somehow they were responsible for the separation from their birthfamily. A LifeBook helps to reduce 'magical thinking and fantasy' about their life and adoption. This frees them up to pay better attention in school or to be more available to focus on talents and interests. Get creative! There are software companies on the internet now that allow you to create a book with your own pictures, graphics and narratives for a small amount of money. If you don't want to do this through software, a hand written book held together with pretty ribbons can be special to your child. Limits to your imagination is the only thing stopping you from honoring your child's past, present and future.

Hurrican Ike

As many of you know, we are located just southwest of Houston, Texas and if you have watched the news in the last few days, you know that our area has experienced a horrific hurricane. Thankfully, all of the Family to Family staff and their families are safe and healthy, but many of our friends and families throughout the Texas Gulf Coast remain in jeopardy because of the problems associated with this storm.
Ike took a very late turn to the East and that spared Fort Bend County,where Family to Family is located from the worst of the storm. The Northeastern Quadrant of a hurricane is the most dangerous part of the storm system. We were west of the actual landfall which gave us just a little less impact that had been forecast for our area.
We want to express our sympathy to those Texans and Louisianans who are still without power and water. To those individuals who defied the government's call for mandatory evacuation and whose fate is still unknown today, the staff at Family to Family http://www.fam2fam.org/is praying for your safety.

How To Choose An Adoptive Family for My Baby?

All of our adoptive families have been carefully assessed and approved by a licensed social worker as an adoptive parent. Adoptive parents have been through a home assessment, criminal background checks, child abuse checks, and have also provided information about their medical, financial, and family backgrounds. Each adoptive family has applied to adopt a child and has been through all of the necessary steps to become approved as an adoptive parent. You get to choose the family for your baby and meet them. You will know by talking with them and asking them questions if they are the right family for your child. To learn more about this process, please visit the Common Questions by Birth Parents on our website.