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The month of November is designated as National Adoption Awareness Month

In observance of National Adoption Month, the Halifax County Department of Social Services is partnering with Chick-fil-A to celebrate and bring awareness to the importance of fostering and adopting and to recruit prospective foster and adoptive families.  

On November 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., DSS and Chick-fil-A will have food, games and prizes to recognize the month.

The particular focus of this month is the adoption of children living in foster care. 

In North Carolina, nearly 12,000 children are part of the foster care system, and more than 500 youth age out of foster care each year without finding a permanent adoptive family.

These children are in need of a family to love, nurture, and protect them. 

They come from a variety of backgrounds. Some have special needs, some are part of a sibling group, and many are older children or teenagers.

In the United States there are more than 125,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States. 

A coalition of national partners — the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children’s Action Network — founded National Adoption Day.