The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast

By: Marcy Bursac Adoptive Mom & Founder of The Forgotten Adoption Option
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  • 🎙 The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast—Now in its fifth season—brings you real stories and expert insights on adopting through foster care. Each month, host Marcy Bursac, America’s Foster Care Adoption Mentor, interviews: ✅ Adoptive parents sharing their journeys ✅ Adults who aged out of foster care ✅ Child welfare experts 💡 30% of kids in U.S. foster care are legally free for adoption. 🔗 Learn more at ForgottenAdoptionOption.com & subscribe today!
    Marcy Bursac, Adoptive Mom & Founder of The Forgotten Adoption Option
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Episodes
  • how to know you're ready to adopt a teen

    how to know you're ready to adopt a teen
    Feb 4 2025

    In addition to being the mother of 3 daughters, 1 through adoption, ⁠Katerina Canyon⁠ is an award-winning poet and author.

    During our conversation, we revisit stories from past guests, including ⁠Ben & Emily⁠, who faced the unexpected challenge of their paperwork getting lost during the licensing process, and ⁠Thea & Amy⁠, who discuss how their ⁠Family-Match⁠ technology is changing the way waiting children are matched with adoptive families.
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    48 mins
  • how an aunt cares for a sibling group in her family tree through the foster care system

    how an aunt cares for a sibling group in her family tree through the foster care system
    Jan 7 2025

    Rene by day works in tech. As a single woman, she cares for her sister's children. In the foster care space we call this a 'kinship placement'. Kin refers to being a family member or someone related by blood.
    I think you'll find her story remarkable and also empathize with the challenges she faces.

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    41 mins
  • grant funding opportunities for families adopting through the foster care system

    grant funding opportunities for families adopting through the foster care system
    Dec 10 2024

    Brian Murphy is both the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and Shaneetra Gross serves as Chief Administrative Officer for Gift of Adoption Fund. Gift of Adoption provides adoption assistance grants to complete the adoptions of children in vulnerable circumstances.

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    30 mins

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