Purpose
ADOPT is committed to promoting and assuring the right of children in Virginia to permanent homes through advocacy, education, legislative activities, and examination of practice issues.
Membership
ADOPT is a voluntary child advocacy group open to professionals from public and private child welfare agencies, adoptive parents, therapists, attorneys, and all others interested in promoting our purpose.
Trace the History of ADOPT
ADOPT was born in February of 1972 as a result of the efforts of a relatively small group of child placement workers representing inter-agency adoption committees in several areas of the state and state Department of Welfare adoption staff and specialists. The group wanted to coordinate efforts to broaden adoption opportunities for Virginia's "waiting" children.
The following documents chronicle the history of ADOPT since its inception.