Two major LGBT organizations have launched initiatives in honor of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day:
- The Family Equality Council (formerly the Family Pride Coalition) has launched an Adopt A Rainbow Action for November. Each rainbow you “adopt” is a pledge to volunteer one hour of time to a local/national fostering or adoption agency, tell one friend about the foster care system crisis, or donate $10 to a related charity. Their goal is 1,140 rainbows (as the number of children currently available for adoption in the U.S. is 114,000). For more information, visit the Family Equality site.
- HRC is inviting members of the LGBT community who have adopted a child or children from foster care to share your stories. They will select “a diverse group of family profiles from across the U.S.” to feature on their Web site during National Adoption Day, November 17.