The Urgent Need to Validate International Adoptions and Secure American Birth Certificates

The Urgent Need to Validate International Adoptions and Secure American Birth Certificates

In today’s complex political landscape, thousands of international adoptees face uncertainty due to gaps in legal documentation. Many adoptees, brought to the U.S. as infants or young children, were legally adopted by American families but lack official recognition of their citizenship due to incomplete paperwork or outdated policies. This issue underscores the critical need to validate adoptions and secure American birth certificates for all adoptees.

Adoption Builds Families

Adoption Builds Families

For 102 years, Catholic Charities of Fairfield County (CCFC) has provided services for expectant parents and adoptive families. Over the last century the program’s core focus has remained the same: to help those who choose to build their family through adoption, and to help the expectant mothers as well.