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contentsAdoptions Together 2010 Annual Report

“Family is a lifelong process, and all children, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, level of need or ability deserve a forever home.”

welcome to adoptions together ....................................4A Message from the Founder and Executive Director

a year in numbers ................................................................52010 Summary of Accomplishments

real stories ..............................................................................7from an AdoptionWorks parent

real connections ..................................................................8Adoptions Together Creates Permanent Bonds

real stories ..............................................................................9from an adopting parent

real impact .......................................................................... 10Adoptions Together Strengthens Society—One Family at a Time

real stories ........................................................................... 11from a Parent Advocate Project parent

real families ......................................................................... 12Adoptions Together Fosters Transformative Change Through Education and Support

real stories ........................................................................... 13from an AdoptionWorks parent

real contribution ............................................................... 14Adoptions Together Is a Solid, Collaborative Partner

real stories ........................................................................... 15from a Board Member and major donor

take action .......................................................................... 17

a year in numbers ............................................................. 18Adoptions Together has Impact

financial report .................................................................. 20Adoptions Together is a Strong Financial Partner

our partners in action ..................................................... 22 Our Corporate Investors

our partners in action ..................................................... 23 Our Foundation Investors

our partners in action ..................................................... 24 Our Board of Directors

our partners in action ..................................................... 25 Our Leadership Team

our guiding principles .................................................... 27 Adoptions Together Is Led By Strong Convictions

**Click on the highlighted words throughout this document to learn more.

welcome to adoptions togetherA Message from the Founder and Executive Director

Adoptions Together believes that human connection and family are the lifeblood of one’s self and the foundation of a strong society. Since 1990, we have touched the lives of more than 15,000 children and families, while embracing this philosophy: Family is about connection that creates safety, security and well being; it is lifelong and something all children need and deserve. Adoptions Together prides itself on building family connections through kinship, adoption, permanent connections, and birth; and keeping ALL families whole and healthy.

Looking back, 2010 was a phenomenal year of expansion and growth. After reviewing our history, we set our goals; strategically developing action steps to inspire innovation, develop new partnerships, deepen our impact and demonstrate to all that Adoptions Together is effecting positive change.

Looking forward, Adoptions Together is aggressively pursuing those goals. While we continue building families and keeping them strong, we are confronting the daunting challenge of preventing youth from aging out of foster care without families and becoming homeless and alone, while simultaneously strengthening our key programs in all the areas we serve.

I invite you to learn more about how you can join us in helping every child, every family, every step of the way. Read this report, visit our website and become our partner. With your support we can leverage change for children and families who need us throughout the region.

Sincerely,

Janice Goldwater Founder, Executive Director and Dedicated Investor

In 21 years, no child has ever been turned away from Adoptions Together.

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18 INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS

52 DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTIONS

14 OLDER CHILD ADOPTIONS

84 CHILDREN ADOPTED

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our mission: Adoptions Together builds healthy lifelong family connections for every child and advocates for continuous improvement of systems that promote the well being of children.

our vision:Every child will have lifelong connections to a caring, nurturing family.

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My adoption journey began as a volunteer with at-risk youth. I felt a strong connection to the children I was working with and I wanted to do more. One question from the director of the program I was volunteering with changed my life forever: “Have you ever thought of adopting?”

Once I set my heart on adoption, I knew that keeping siblings together was something I wanted. I contacted the AdoptionWorks program at Adoptions Together for foster-care adoption. After an intensive training process, I found out that there was a sibling pair that were destined to be my children. The best news I heard after meeting and working with these kids was “You are going to be their mother.”

Of course, it didn’t stop there. I knew that my children had experienced very difficult lives. I knew it would take a great deal of effort, but I knew Adoptions Together would help my family to build our lives in a healthy way.

Now, looking back, I find we are the family I had dreamed of. For all of the parents-to-be, when you dream about a family, consider foster care adoption. I urge you to get to know the children that are waiting for a parent just like you.

You have to be honest with yourself and what you think you’re capable of doing. Once you’ve figured that out, your children will find you.

real stories from an AdoptionWorks parent

real connectionsAdoptions Together Creates Permanent Bonds

Adoptions Together believes no child should be forgotten, including the thousands of teens waiting in foster care in our region. We are partnering with DC’s Child and Family Service Agency and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services to thoroughly investigate each child’s past, searching for positive connections to people who have impacted their lives in a healthy way. At the same time, we are looking for families to provide the love and stability these children have rarely experienced.

Our mission is to reach the forgotten children, at any age, and find that one person who will hold them close, and keep them from disappearing into the margins of society forever.

* “The AFCARS Report– Preliminary FY2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18),” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau ** Reilly, T. (2003). Transition From Care: Status and Outcomes of Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care. Child Welfare, 82(6), pp. 727-746.

Last year more than 27,000 children ‘aged-out’ of foster care.* 9,730 of these children will experience homelessness.**

Adoptions Together’s work...

The Permanency Opportunities Project (POP) in Washington, DC

AdoptionWorks

Baltimore City Department of Social Services Family Find/ Step Down Project

Domestic and International Infant Adoptions

Interim Infant Care

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Andrea loved DeShaun from the minute he got to her house.

real storiesfrom an adopting parent

But it takes more than love to adopt, she says. “I had to put aside my emotions and make sure I could provide all the support systems that he would need in order to be successful.”

Since DeShaun received services from the Permanency Opportunities Project, Monica Testa, a permanency specialist was assigned to the case.

“Monica told me about all the resources. I just gravitated toward her because I could trust her,” says Andrea.

In one short year, DeShaun has gone from needing a full-time aide to excelling in his classes and reading above grade level. “When he felt secure in Andrea’s home, all the anxiety that was getting in his way just disappeared,” says Monica. Andrea’s influence on DeShaun is inspiring. Monica says, “Watching how she interacts with DeShaun, providing consistent, loving, firm support – he can just thrive.”

“I don’t know if I’m helping DeShaun as much as he’s helped me,” says Andrea. “He has me laughing all the time!”

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real impactAdoptions Together Strengthens Society—One Family at a Time

Adoptions Together’s work is family-focused and family-driven. Through our Parent Advocate Project (PAP) in DC, we work with parents at risk of separation from their children and those working toward reunification.

PAP parents are often faced with serious barriers—finding housing, overcoming substance abuse and gaining stable employment. PAP provides parents with a mentor who can support them, sharing wisdom from the mentor’s personal experience of the process. This support, coupled with education and resources, aids parents in reunifying with their children and strengthens these families so children can grow up safe, happy and healthy.

* “The AFCARS Report– Preliminary FY2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18),” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau

On September 30, 2010, there were more than 400,000 children in foster care nationwide. 80,000 children will remain dependent on foster care and face a challenging future of uncertainty and instability with no permanent connections.*

Adoptions Together’s work...

Parent Advocate Project (PAP)

Safe and Sound

Family Drug Court

Traditional Reunification

Mentor Relationships

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real storiesfrom a Parent Advocate Project parent

Losing my children to foster care was the hardest experience of my life. My family was having a hard time and the court ordered me to complete a domestic violence assessment, attend individual therapy and enroll in parenting classes. I also needed help for my son’s special needs. I tried to do it on my own but I was overwhelmed.

When I found Adoptions Together, I didn’t know what the Parent Advocate Project was. The flyer I found said that they put you together with other parents who have experience going through CFSA. I called and was assigned a mentor.

Having a mentor that has actually been through everything that you have to go through is so helpful. She didn’t get her knowledge out of a book, and real life experience to me counts even more. When my mentor told me she understood, I knew she actually did. Right away, she helped me simply by listening and coaching me. She came to court with me and called me to see how I was doing. She helped me to achieve the goals needed to put my family back together again. We are back together now and doing well.

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real familiesAdoptions Together Fosters Transformative Change Through Education and Support

Raising a child can be one of life’s most challenging adventures yet one of the most rewarding experiences. Adoptions Together recognizes that raising a happy, healthy child requires preparation and continual support. The therapeutic services at Adoptions Together’s Post Permanency Family Center provide such support and the center is a trusted place for newly formed families to solidify familial bonds, discover resources and find respite.

As well as providing direct services to families, Adoptions Together offers educational opportunities through innovative workshops, training and conferences for child-welfare professionals and the broader community. Together with other child-welfare activists, Adoptions Together uses its voice to advocate for systemic change that creates a society where every child grows up in a safe, stable and healthy home.

* “The AFCARS Report– Preliminary FY2010 Estimates as of June 2011 (18),” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau

Of the 53,000 foster-care children who were adopted in 2010, 15% were adopted by non-relatives, 53% by their foster parent(s) and 32% by other relatives including step-parent. These children have achieved permanency, building their emotional, economic and academic success for the future.*

Adoptions Together’s work....

Post Permanency Family Center

Support Groups

Work of Heart Respite

Therapeutic Respite

Counseling

Advocacy

Adoption Support

Home Studies

Kids’ Summer Camps

Conferences

Family Connections Conference

Curriculum Development

Child-Welfare Professionals Conference

Mentoring

Heart Gallery

Annual Adoption Expo

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real storiesfrom an AdoptionWorks parentThey were five and three and I was their fifth home. Their young lives were already plagued with addiction, neglect and instability. They owned my heart but they deserved more. They needed a parent prepared, educated and supported—a parent who understood their past and how it may affect their thoughts and behaviors. Adoptions Together understands the needs of its parents and surrounds their families with support every step of the way. It is because of their commitment to building strong, healthy families I am able to proclaim with confidence: I am their parent; I am their home.

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real changeAdoptions Together Is a Solid, Collaborative Partner

For 21 years, Adoptions Together has found families for every child who has entered its programs. No child has ever been turned away because of health, disability or any other reason.

We also provide lifelong therapeutic support to children and their families to keep those families strong. It is through the strength of our partnerships that we are able to make the lasting changes to those we serve.

With a strong brand, good reputation and access to more than 10,000 families, Adoptions Together offers its partners visibility, credibility and outreach. Our partners recognize that by investing in Adoptions Together they are making a sound investment in the power of families.

Adoptions Together’s work....

Special Events

Fall Family Day

Taste of Potomac

Mix n’ Mingle

In-kind Donations

Sponsorship Opportunities

Innovative Projects and Programs

Chat n’ Chew

Lunch n’ Learn

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real storiesfrom a Board Member and major donor

I joined the Adoptions Together Board of Directors 17 years ago, first and foremost, because I believe that every child deserves the right opportunity in life. When I began researching agencies, I felt Adoptions Together offered the widest range of support for all aspects of adoption, from the birth family to the adoptive family--through the whole lifespan. I believe that my investments in Adoptions Together not only helps children, but also helps our society as a whole.

Having been adopted as an infant, I know the opportunities that I had. This is my way of giving back and making sure that we find homes for all children. Through my work with the Board, I can see that my investments go directly to the children and families we are serving, not to fancy offices and large salaries.

This is the work I feel good about doing, and I ask all of you to join me in making the changes I am helping to make each day.

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unite with us and change the future for children searching for Real Connections.

become our partner, strengthen families and make a Real Impact.

support our counseling and education programs and support Real Families.

make a sound investment in Real Change for children and families.

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COUNSELING HOURS from the Post Permanency Family Center

DC YOUTH FOUND PERMANENCY

PROFESSIONALS, CHILDREN AND PARENTS touched by Adoptions Together training and presentations

CHILDREN PLAY every Saturday at A Place to Go & Grow 

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a year in numbersAdoptions Together has Impact

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PARENT ADVOCATE PROJECT MENTORS16

ONLINE SUPPORTERS

FAMILIES SERVED since 1990

CHILDREN REUNIFIED with 8 families

 

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financial reportAdoptions Together is a Strong Financial Partner

Statement of Financial Position

Assets 2010 2009 Change

Current Assets $1,425,030 $1,274,325 9.85%

Property and Equipment $89,023 $102,807 -13.41%

Other Assets $12,602 $12,602 0.00%

Total Assets $1,526,655 $1,389,734 9.85%

Liabilities

Current Liabilities $892,486 $991,497 -9.99%

Capital Lease Obligations $69,873 $76,765 -8.98%

Total Liabilities $962,359 $1,068,262 -9.91%

Total Net Assets $564,296 $321,472 75.54%

2008 Income Tax Returns2009 Income Tax Returns2010 Income Tax Returns

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Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets

Revenue and Support 2010 2009 Change

Fees for Services:

Domestic Adoptions $915,030 $1,008,656 -9.28%

International Adoptions $61,712 $127,690 -51.67%

Education and Training $1,503,445 $1,799,954 -16.47%

Assessment Services $989,160 $1,128,547 -12.35%

Total Fees for Services $3,469,347 $4,064,847 -14.65%

Contributions $776,806 $240,616 222.84%

Investment and Other -$68 -$216 68.51%

Total Revenue and Support $4,246,085 $4,305,247 -1.37%

Expenses

Program Services:

Domestic Adoptions $737,472 $755,488 -2.38%

International Adoptions $207,465 $272,625 -23.90%

Education and Training $1,524,339 $1,568,834 -2.84%

Assessment Services $777,934 $778,319 -0.05%

International Orphanage Relief $5,667 $28,497 -80.11%

Total Program Services: $3,252,877 $3,403,763 -4.43%

Supporting Services:

Management and general $594,695 $581,793 2.22%

Fundraising $155,689 $61,216 154.33%

Total Supporting Services $750,384 $643,009 16.70%

Total Expenses $4,003,261 $4,046,772 -1.08%

Change in Net Assets $242,824 $258,475 -6.06%

Education and Training

Assessment Services

Domestic Adoptions

International Adoptions

International Orphanage Relief

Fundraising

Management and general

Expenses at a glance

Education and Training

Assessment Services

Domestic Adoptions

International Adoptions

International Orphanage Relief

Contributions

Revenue and Support at a glance

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81.3% are Program Expenses

our partners in action: Our Corporate Investors

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202design300 Shady Grove BowlingAdam Keshishian JewelersAdventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends SchoolAFI Theatre and Cultural CenterAlbright’s Associates, LLPAmerican Visionary Arts MuseumAnytime FitnessAtlantic ValetAvenel Swim & TennisB SceneBach to RockBaltimore Coffee & Tea CompanyBaltimore Orioles Baltimore RavensBaltimore Symphony OrchestraBeale Street GrillBehnke Nurseries BezuBig Wheel BikesBowie BaysoxBreaking BordersBroad Run Golf & Practice FacilityBrooklyn Deli & Chop House

BubblesBundles of CookiesCapacity Partners, Inc.Capital One BankCava MezzeChevy Chase CommercialChicken OutCollins Investment GroupColonial OpticiansColor Me MineColorworks PromotionsCountry Squire CleanersCourtyard by MarriottDARCARS Automotive GroupDiscovery GalleriesDr. Gigi MeineckeDr. Steven Janowitz, DDSDream DinnersEarth Treks and Climbing CentersEl Golfo Restaurant Elegant StitchesEmmanuel United ChurchFancy Cakes by Leslie, Inc.FastframeFerrell’s Specialty Gift ShopFerris Property ManagementFitness First Health ClubsFitness for HealthFive GuysFolgers TheatreFortune GardenFour Point SheratonFour Streams Golf ClubFull of BeansGeicoGeorgetown AvedaGeorgetown Cupcake

Georgian House Bed and BreakfastGiant FoodGreen Pastures MortgageGreenlight GoGreetings and ReadingsGrilled Cheese & Co.GRM Cabinetry, Inc.Hunter’s InnIce JewelryIcehouseIlo Salon and Day SpaImpact ResourcesInternational Limousine Services, Inc.International Monetary FundJava WorksJennifer’s Jewelry, LTDKandel Construction Group, Inc.Kelley Smith CollectionsKent Manor InnKEVCO Building Services, Inc.King Automotive GroupKittrell InteriorsLeslie Lane PhotographyLet’s DishLevel - A Unique Fitness ClubLinens of the WeekLuray Caverns Mamma Lucia’sManassas Chrysler JeepMarriott International, Inc.Maryland Renaissance FestivalMaryland Science CenterMcFall & Berry Landscape Management, Inc.Melt CateringMitch & Bill’s TexacoMonarch Mortgage

Nemacolin Woodlands ResortNew Wave SalonNormandy Natural CO2 CleanersOak Grove CapitalOn Cloud 9Original Pancake HousePanera BreadParkway AnesthesiologistsPartners Hair StudioPaul’s Wine and SpiritsPenn CameraPepsi Bottling GroupPizza HutPotomac ConciergePotomac DesignsPotomac NailPotomac PizzaPotomac TutorsPotomac Village Deli CateringR PlaceRams Head TavernRandle & Randle, Attorney at LawRenato RestaurantRidgewells CatererRiver Falls MarketRobert Lewis SalonSafewaySalon PrivéSassanovaSchneider’s of Capitol HillShoppers Food and PharmacySoldierfitSouth Beach Tanning SalonSpecialties, Inc.SprinklesStarbucksStrategic Home Media

Studio Ten 83SubwaySystems SourceTally HoThe Bottle ShopThe Brewer’s ArtThe Capital Group, LLCThe International Spy MuseumThe Music Center at StrathmoreThe Neon RushThe NewseumThe Potomac Day Spa and SalonThe Puppet Company DCThe West InstituteToby’s Dinner TheatreTommy Joe’s RestaurantToys UniqueTPC Potomac at Avenel FarmTrapeze School of DCTravilah Oak MarketTruland Systems CorporationUrban ChicUrgo HotelsVie de FranceWalgreensWashington Nationals Baseball ClubWashington RedskinsWillco Construction Company Inc.Windows CateringWine HarvestWockenfussZohra SalonZoom Professional Teeth Whitening

our partners in action: Our Foundation Investors Our Government Partners Our United Way Partners

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Adoption Exchange Association

AON Foundation

Bank of America Foundation

Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation

Fannie Mae Foundation

France-Merrick Foundation

Freddie Mac Foundation

Montgomery Alliance for Community Giving

North American Council on Adoptable Children

O’Neill Foundation

Phillip Graham Fund

Rath Family Foundation

T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc.

Taproot Foundation

The Acacia Foundation

The Broadridge Foundation

The Hormone Foundation

The J. Willard and Alice D. Marriot Foundation

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

The Successful Living Foundation

The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

William S. Abell Foundation, Inc.

United Way of National Capital Area

United Way New York City

United Way of Delaware

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court

Calvert County Department of Social Services

Carroll County Department of Social Services

District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency

Monterey County Department of Social Services

Somerset County Department of Social Services

St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services

Wicomico County Department of Social Services

Worcester County Department of Social Services

our partners in action: Our Board of Directors

Thomas R. Burton (Chair) Chief Investment Officer, Alex Brown Realty Inc.

Jane Philips (Vice Chair) Vice President, SAIC

Judy Polk-Sebring (Secretary) Event Coordinator, Consultant

Christopher Pirtle (Treasurer) Managing Director, Peake Financial Group LLC

Mary Lynn Alberti Director, Freddie Mac Corporation

Rosalie L. Bair Physician, Rosalie L. Bair, M.D.

Gary Blitz Managing Director, Aon Financial Solutions

Marc Blumenstein Vice President, Bank of America

Jeanette LeBlanc Marketing, Consultant

Jeffrey Menick Financial Advisor, Menick-Friese Group, Merrill Lynch Financial Advisory Team

Valaree Moodee Principal & Director (EP), Booz Allen Hamilton

David ParkVice President, Product & Audience Development, Media General Digital

Sarah Rollman, Esquire Washington Metro Area Transit Authority

Debbie Schick Event Planner, Consultant

Jeff Travers Vice President-Communication, Fight for Children

Joe Vogelpohl Vice President of Internal Operations, T. Rowe Price

Janice Goldwater (non-voting) Founder and Executive Director, Adoptions Together

Dawn Musgrave (non-voting) Associate Director, Adoptions Together

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our partners in action: Our Leadership Team

Janice Goldwater, LCSW-C Founder and Executive Director

Dawn Musgrave Associate Director and General Counsel

Mary Bergman Manager of Executive Projects

Kate Cliff Manager of Finance

Laura Duvelius Director of Development

Carol Edelstein Director of AdoptionWorks

Madonna Green, MSW, LICSW Manager of Programs, Post Permanency Family Center

Donna Henrie Manager of Contracts and Human Resources

Audra Hurd Administrator of Network and Database

Irene Jordan, LCSW-C Director of Assessments and International Programs

Jennifer Kelman, Ph.D. Director of Education and Training

Tenneh Kemah, LCSW-C Director of Permanency Support Services

Erica Moltz, MA, CPC Director of Clinical Program, Post Permanency Family Center

Susan Ogden Director of Domestic Infant Adoption

Adoptions Together has 38 staff members and contracts with more than 50 social workers and other child-welfare professionals.

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our guiding principlesAdoptions Together Is Led By Strong Convictions

About ChildrenThe welfare of the children who need our help comes first.

Permanency in a healthy family is best for children.

Children need to maintain connections with their birth families and cultures even when they cannot be safely raised in their birth families.

About Foster CareFoster care should be used as a last resort when a child cannot safely remain in his family.

Stays in foster care should be as short as possible.

Foster care should strengthen family ties, not weaken them.

The first foster care placement should be the last foster-care placement.

About AdoptionAdoption is the best option when a child cannot be safely raised or reunified with their birth families.

Adoption is a life-long process.

Openness and honesty is healthy for children and families.

The ability to be a good adoptive parent does not depend upon wealth, race, religion, marital status, sexual preference or gender identity.

Education, support and guidance from qualified adoption professionals before, during and after placement helps adopted children and their families succeed.

About Adoptions TogetherCommitment to mission and awareness of guiding principles are necessary for every staff member.

Good financial health is required to accomplish our mission.

Continuous improvement of programs and services requires knowledgeable, experienced and creative child-welfare professionals and staff.

Racial, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity within the staff is essential for good decision-making.

Direct and honest communication is the best way to prevent and resolve conflict.

With a strong brand, good reputation and access to more than 10,000

families, Adoptions Together offers its partners visibility, credibility

and outreach. Our partners recognize that by investing in Adoptions

Together they are making a sound investment in the power of families.

Visit us at One of Our Locations:

Silver Spring, MD10230 New Hampshire Ave.

Suite 200 Silver Spring, Maryland 20903

301.439.2900

Baltimore, MD5750 Executive Drive

Suite 107 Baltimore, Maryland 21228

410.869.0620

Herndon, VA457A Carlisle Drive

Herndon, Virginia 20170 703.689.0404

Washington ,DC900 Varnum Street NE Washington, DC 20017

202.526.4802

www.adoptionstogether.org