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National Adoption Month

A month raising awareness of children in foster care waiting for permanent, loving families.

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November 2026

About National Adoption Month

National Adoption Month has been observed every November in the U.S. since 1995, growing out of a single "Adoption Week" declared in Massachusetts in 1976. It highlights the more than 100,000 children in the U.S. foster care system awaiting adoption, and celebrates the families who open their homes to them.

When Does It Run Each Year?

National Adoption Month covers the entire month of November, every year.

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