April  2012

Hope Cottage Family Connections
Foster to Adopt Program
Your Adoption Team 
Lindsey Barnes
Lindsey Barnes
 
Meet Lindsey Barnes, Case Manager for the Foster to Adopt Program.  Read more

  

 

    

 

 

Adoption Terms  

 

When setting off on a new adventure, it always helps to know the lingo.  Here are some common terms used in adoption and their definitions.    

 

Adoption Triad - the three parties in an adoption:  the child, the birth parents and the adoptive parents.  Also called adoption triangle or adoption circle.   

 

Birth Parent - a child's biological parent.   

 

Decree of Adoption - also known as Adoption Decree.  Document, signed by a judge, formalizing the adoption.   

 

Home Study - the process by which prospective parents are educated about adoption and are evaluated to determine their suitability to adopt.   

 

Identifying Information - Information about birth parents that discloses their identities.

 

Legal Risk Placement - Placement of a child in a prospective adoptive home before the parental rights of the birthparents have been terminated.   

 

Legally Free - a child whose parent's rights have already been terminated.    

 

 

  

You Don't Have to Be Perfect...To Be a Perfect Parent   

AdoptUSKids and the Ad Council teamed up to make these PSA's promoting foster care adoption.  Enjoy!

 

You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Be A Perfect Parent PSA's
You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Be A Perfect Parent PSA's

  

Shopping for Hope Cottage

 
Did you know you can earn donations for Hope Cottage every time you shop at Tom Thumb, Albertsons or Kroger?  And it doesn't cost you a single penny? 

 

Rewaqrd card logoIf you shop at Tom Thumb, next time you are in the store, take your Reward Card to the Customer Service Desk and tell them you want to link it to the Hope Cottage Account (#534).  Then every time you make a purchase, Tom Thumb/Randall's will make a donation to Hope Cottage. 

 

Albertson's Shopper?  Contact Michelle at mosborne@hopecottage.org and ask her to send you a Hope Cottage Albertson's shopping card.  Attach it to your key ring and present it each time you shop at Albertson's.  Albertson's in turn will make a donation to Hope Cottage. 

 

Kroger logoIf you shop at Kroger, contact Michelle at Hope Cottage (mosborne@hopecottage.org) and ask her to send you a Kroger Cares Card.  First time you use it, give your Kroger Cares Card to the checker and after that, it all your purchases should be linked to the Hope Cottage account.  Every time you shop at Kroger, the company will make a donation to Hope Cottage - at no cost to you. 

 

If you shop on the Internet, use www.goodshop.com and indicate that you are shopping for Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center.  Merchants like Shoes.com, Chicos, LL Bean and Target will donate a percentage of your purchase to Hope Cottage.  However, you must access the merchant site through Goodshop.com.

 

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If you have questions about any of these shopping programs, do not hesitate to contact Michelle (mosborne@hopecottage.org)

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In This Issue
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Fostering Love
Foster Care Statistics
Shopping for Hope Cottage

Who You Gonna Call?

 

Billing/Financial Questions?

    Judy

 

Paperwork/Application

     Lindsey  

 

Case Related Issues?

      Meredith

Dates to Remember

 

1st of each month
              Paperwork due 

 

Hope Cottage Staff

Sonyia Hartwell      ext. 209
   CEO/Executive Director
Judy Allen               ext. 244
   Chief Financial Officer
Leslie Clay             ext. 242
   Chief Development Officer
Brooks Quinlan      ext. 222
   Director of Program  
   Services
 Jennifer Terry         ext. 218
   Infant Adoption Coord. 
Amy Broussard   ext 227   
    Adoption Counselor 
Nancy Bowen        ext 212
    Adoption Counselor    

 Meredith Bomkamp ext. 211        Foster to Adoption Coord.

Sara Campbell       ext.215  

     FTA  Case   Manager  Lindsey Barnes  ext 216
   Adoption Svcs. Case Mgr
Heather Hussong ext. 241  

     Marketing & Training
     Coordinator 
 
  

Christina Easton  ext 203 

     Training Specialist 

Kathy Cobb         ext. 204 

    Program Svcs.  Admin.  Michelle Osborne  ext. 240
  Administrative Assistant

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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