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AFTH Brings Parents Together for Heart-to-Heart Mentoring Program
Adoptions From The Heart Brings Expecting and Birth Parents Together for a "Heart-to-Heart"
Contact: Mayra Herrera
Phone: (610) 642-7200
Email: MayraH@afth.org
(Wynnewood, PA)— Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH), a nonprofit open-adoption agency
with various locations along the east coast, is launching the Heart-to-Heart Mentoring Program.
Heart-to-Heart Mentoring Program connects Birth Parents with Expectant Parents to provide
support and guidance to those facing unplanned pregnancies. Birth Parents can provide their
first-hand knowledge and experience to help expectant parents process the emotions that follow
placement, such as loss and grief. Taking on such a role also allows Birth Parents to have their
voices heard, empowering them to break the stigmas often associated with adoption and Birth
Parents. The parents will work together one-on-one while checking in with an adoption social
worker at regular intervals.
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Birth Parent Post-Placement Services Manager, Amanda Aliberti, oversees the new program.
Heart-to-Heart Mentoring is one of several programs administered through AFTH’s Expectant
Parent Pre-Placement and Birth Parent Post-Placement Services. AFTH launched the new
services in January as part of the agency’s longstanding efforts to support the men and women
they have worked with. The agency prides itself in providing resources to every birth and
expectant parent at AFTH, at all stages of life and regardless of whether they place.
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About Adoptions From The Heart
Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) was founded in 1985 by Maxine Chalker, a social worker and fellow adoptee. Like many children born and placed for adoption during the 1950s, Maxine grew up with little information about her birth parents. It was Maxine’s dream to give adoption a new face by breaking down the barriers and taking some of the mystery out of the adoption process. AFTH is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a safe, loving home for children and offer comprehensive, high-quality services to adoptive families, birth parents, and children. The agency is licensed in PA, NJ, DE, CT, VA, and NY