International adoption has a world of challenges

International adoption has a world of challenges

By Sarah BoettcherAdoptive mom from B.C. My husband and I adopted 18-month-old twin boys from Zambia. I work as a nurse and I’d watched as colleagues who gave birth to their children were able to take a full year of maternity leave, with a union top-up. My income, as...
Growing Concern

Growing Concern

In Canada, biological parents are entitled to a longer parental leave than adoptive parents, kin caregivers, and customary caregivers. But research shows adopted children need more time to attach. Time to Attach is a research and advocacy campaign lobbying for 15 more...
Celebrate Adoption Awareness Month!

Celebrate Adoption Awareness Month!

Email it….. Put a short message about Adoption Awareness Month in your email signature. Add links to our homepage www.adoptionsask.org www.adoptionoptions.com Adoption Awareness page www.adoptionoptions.com/adoption-awareness-month/ And/or our video...
What a year; such promise for more

What a year; such promise for more

Greetings from all of us at The Evermore Centre. As 2019 draws to a close, the board of directors, staff and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The season provides us with the opportunity to take time out of our full schedules to spend with loved ones, reflect on the...