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- Action Alert: Contact Your Member of Congress regarding Russia Members of Congress have a short window of opportunity to sign on to two letters regarding Russia’s recent decision to ban adoptions to the United States. The first letter is to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and the second is to President Obama. Both letters appeal to each leader to recognize the basic human rights ...
- Confused by the Adoption Tax Credit? Adoption Tax Credit Working Group Publishes FAQ To Help With Your Adoption The Adoption Tax Credit, recently signed into law by President Obama is rather complex and can also be confusing. Given these complexities, the Adoption Tax Credit Working Group, of which Joint Council is a founding member, has published a FAQ to help you gain ...
- Russia May Lift Adoption Ban for Specific Adoption Cases Uncertainty Continues for Children and Families Joint Council can confirm that the Government of Russia will honor the bilateral treaty signed by both countries during all of 2013. The Government of Russia has provided the U.S. Department of State notice that the agreement will expire in 12-months. This type of notice is required by the agreement ...
- Watch: A Call-in Day to End Child Trafficking January 11th – Human Trafficking Awareness Day There are more than 20 million men, women, and children enslaved in the world today, including in the United States. Some of the most vulnerable to exploitation and enslavement are the millions of children who live without the protection of a safe permanent family. When children living on the ...
- Watch: U.S. Ambassador Jacobs on Russian Adoption Ban Christiane Amanpour interviews U.S. Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor to the Secretary for Children’s Issues at the State Department, on the recent Russian ban on intercountry adoption to the U.S. To watch the interview click here.
