Capital Area's Adoption Expo Showcases Adoption Agencies, Workshops,

Face-to-Face Discussions with Experts and Adoptive Parents

    MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ --
 
     WHAT:
     The Freddie Mac Foundation's Adoption Expo is a free, family event that
     will help prospective adoptive parents explore the resources available to
     help them bring a child into their lives, and enable those who have
     already adopted to learn about support systems and services for new
     families.  Showcasing adoption agencies and services in Virginia, Maryland
     and Washington, D.C., the event offers:
     -- More than 30 public and private agencies and service providers
        specializing in Domestic Adoption, International Adoption, Special
        Needs Adoption, Post-Adoption Services, and Foster Care
     -- Workshops for prospective adoptive and foster parents, as well as new
        adoptive parents, highlighting the adoption process and available
        support systems
     -- Parent-to-parent discussion groups featuring families who will share
        their experiences in adoption and foster care
     -- Information about children available for adoption in the Washington
        metropolitan area and beyond
     -- Renowned authors and books on adoption
     -- Entertainment for children throughout the afternoon.
 
 
     WHO:
     -- Thousands of prospective adoptive and adoptive parents
     -- Hundreds of adoption experts and support service representatives
     -- Renowned adoption authors Debbie Riley, Margaret Schwartz and Laura
        Kowalckyk Richards
     -- Alana Beard of the Washington Mystics will make a special appearance
        from 12 to 1 pm.
     -- Cheryl Clarke of the Freddie Mac Foundation
 
 
     WHEN:
     Saturday, December 1, 2007, from Noon to 4:00 PM
     Program from Noon to 12:30 pm
 
     WHERE:
     Grand Hyatt Hotel Metro Center
     1000 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
     Metro Accessible
 
     WHY:
     Since 1991, the Freddie Mac Foundation has invested more than $220 million
     in organizations serving the community and helped better the lives of more
     than 1.7 million children, including thousands in America's foster care
     system. Through programs such as Freddie Mac Foundation's Adoption Expo,
     Wednesday's Child, the Heart Gallery, the Foundation promotes adoption and
     helps foster children find permanent, loving homes.
 
     FOR MORE INFORMATION:
     Please visit www.FreddieMacFoundation.org.
 
 

SOURCE Freddie Mac Foundation

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