DC Superior Court and the DC Child and Family Services Agency will co-host their 28th Annual DC Adoption Day ceremony on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 10am to noon.  The ceremony is designed to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage area residents to consider adopting or fostering a child in the District’s child welfare system.  CFSA is currently seeking permanent, loving, adoptive homes for 85 of the 1100 children in foster care in DC.  Over 30 adoptions will be finalized at this year’s ceremony.  The children and their families will be introduced to the audience to come forward as their judge signs the adoption decree.  

WHAT:  Adoption Day Celebration WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse - 500 Indiana Avenue, NW -  3rd Floor Atrium  

WHEN: Saturday, November 22, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

WHO:  Superior Court Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield; Family Court Presiding Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Mayor Vincent Gray; CFSA Director Brenda Donald 

All children adopted in DC during the past year, and their families, have been invited to the ceremony and celebration.    

Those interested in finding out more about becoming an adoptive or foster parent are urged to call 202/671-LOVE, the CFSA information line for prospective foster and adoptive parents.  CFSA volunteers will also be present at the event to talk about fostering and adopting in DC.

The public is most cordially invited to attend.

Media Note:  Cameras and audio recorders WILL be allowed into the courthouse for the purpose of capturing the ceremony. Judges and adoptive family members will be available for interview.