Past Adoptive Family Portrait Projects
2011
The theme for the 2011 Adoptive Family Portrait Project was, Families at the Forefront: Post-Adoption Services Support Forever Families. For 2011's project we highlighted the importance of providing support beyond adoption finalization. We hope that through this year's project we elevated the ongoing challenges that adoptive parents face when raising children who have special needs or have experienced abuse or neglect, but also reflected on the growth seen in children who have committed and loving adoptive families.
We extend our gratitude to each of the 63 members of Congress that participated in our 2011 project.
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Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) |
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) Rep. Diana Degette (D-CO) Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) Rep. David Camp (R-MI) Rep. Steven Rothmann (D-NJ) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Rep. James Langevin (D-RI) Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) |
Premier Project Sponsor: Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Other Sponsors:
Freddie Mac Foundation
Claudia Hutchison
Alicia Groh
Elizabeth Brescia
2010
For 2010, VFA particularly emphasized families adopting older youth and teens. The theme for the 2010 Adoptive Family Portrait Project was, It’s Not Too Late – Families for Older Youth. We hope that through this project we elevated the need for children to have families regardless of their age and to highlight families providing permanency to older youth through adoption.
We extend our gratitude to each of the 50 members of Congress that participated in our 2010 project and helped celebrate older youth adoptions from foster care.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-NV) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-NV) Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) Sen. Kay Baily Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) |
Rep. Shelly Berkley (D-NV) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Rep. John Salazar (D-CO) Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) Rep. David Wu (D-OR) |
2009
Voice for Adoption's 2009 Adoptive Family Portrait Project embraced the theme, Many Faces, Many Families, to represent the ability of all different kinds of families to provide stable family roots for the youth in foster care. Our goal was to emphasize family diversity, highlighting the fact that adoptive families, like all families, are each unique!
A special thanks goes out to the 64 members of Congress who participated in our 2009 project.
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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO)
Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)
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Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH)
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Rep. Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH)
Rep. John Tierney (D-MA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Rep. David Wu (D-OR)
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2008
Voice for Adoption's 2008 Adoptive Family Portrait Project highlighted sibling connections and the importance of keeping siblings together. For children who have been removed from their birth parents, siblings can be an incredible source of continuity and family connections. With the chaos and confusion that children in the child welfare system experience—often facing several moves, unfamiliar houses, and many strangers being deeply involved in their lives—being able to maintain connections with their brothers and sisters can help strengthen their resilience and retain a sense of family, safety, and attachment in the long term.
A special thanks to all of the members of Congress that participated in our 2008 project.
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Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln (D-AR)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT)
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Thomas Petri (R-WI)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO)
Rep. David Wu (D-OR)
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2007
Voice for Adoption's 2007 Adoptive Family Portrait Project highlighted the importance of post-adoption services through the stories and experiences of adoptive families from across the country. Adoptive families and permanent relative caregivers speak emphatically about the critical role of post-placement services in helping families meet their children’s complex and ongoing medical, behavioral, and mental health needs. Although permanence is critical for all children, families tell us that love is not enough to heal all of the wounds that children experience through abuse and neglect.
Thanks to the 56 members of Congress who participated in this project and helped celebrate the ways that adoption has touched the lives of their constituents.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT)
Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN)
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Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Sen. Kohl (D-WI)
Rep. David Obey (D-WI)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
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2006
In November 2006, Voice for Adoption, in collaboration with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and Fostering Families TODAY magazine, helped members of Congress celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month and raise awareness of the importance of special needs adoption by featuring a portrait of a family from their home state that has adopted children from foster care. The 30 members of Congress who participated had the opportunity to learn about a constituent family’s adoption experiences, as well as the way that federal child welfare laws and programs have helped support the family.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-California) Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colorado) Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) Rep. Dennis Moore (R-Kansas) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minnesota) Rep. Dave Camp (R-Michigan) Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) Rep. Jim Saxton (R-New Jersey) |
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pennsylvania) Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) Rep. Jim Langevin (D-Rhode Island) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Rep. Ron Kind (R-Wisconsin) Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wisconsin) Rep. Paul Ryan (D-Wisconsin) |
Premier Project Sponsor
Freddie Mac Foundation
Collaborating Partners
The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
Fostering Families TODAY magazine
Other Sponsors
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Lutheran Adoption Network/Lutheran Services in America
The Adoption Exchange
Anonymous-In memory of Drenda Lakin
Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children (NY & NJ)
Center for Family Connections
Elizabeth Brescia
"Currently, thousands of children await adoption or are in foster care, looking forward to permanent homes. These children can thrive, reach their full potential, and spread their wings when given the loving and firm foundation of family. -President Barack Obama"
