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NewsletterOur Mission…. Families Through Adoption fosters the formation of families through the adoption process. FTA partners with adoptive families throughout the adoption journey; from the conception of the adoption plan through the children’s independence. This partnership extends to all members of the adoption triad as well as other venues dedicated to supporting children and parents. WHAT’S THE DREAM AT FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION? Families Through Adoption began in 2006 with the vision of an empty child’s rocking chair. We strive to always remember that families experience the emptiness of an empty chair just as children around the world experience the loneliness of an absent family. Our mission is to unite families with children. Dedicated to…
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Our social work supervisor is Mary Moore. Mary holds a bachelors degree in psychology from the University of
Michigan and her masters’ degree in psychology from Western Illinois University. Most of her professional career
has been spent in Community Mental Health agencies serving those severely disabled by mental illness or developmental
disabilities. She currently works as the compliance manager for Ottawa CMH. Mary adopted her only child, Elli,
age 13, from China in 1995 as a single mother. Since that time she has been very involved exploring the Chinese
culture and Mandarin language. Mary was instrumental in the Lakeshore Chinese Culture Group and both she and Elli
are currently active in Zeeland’s Ren-Ai Chinese Language Center. She and Elli returned to Elli’s hometown (Taizhou,
Jiangsu Province, PRC) in 2004 and dream of returning to southern China some winter. Prior to working with Families
Through Adoption, Mary was employed by Adoption Advocates. Mary’s professional goal is to offer support and
counseling to older children who have been adopted internationally. Mary and Elli reside in Holland and can be
contacted at (616) 481-7061 or mary@FamiliesThroughAdoption.org.
