November is National Adoption Month

National Adoption Awareness Month has been celebrated annually since 1990 to draw attention to the growing number of children in America’s foster care system who are available for adoption and wait for permanent families.  More than 114,000 children in foster care are available for adoption.  Their birth parents’ legal rights have been permanently terminated and they are left without a family.  More than half of these children are nine years of age or older.  For more information about adoption from foster care, contact Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio at 513.241.7745 or your local county children’s services agency.

Give the Gift That Gives Three Times       

From 10am to 5pm on Saturday November 19, Ten Thousand Villages at 2011 Madison Road,  O’Bryonville, 45208,  will donate 15% of each sale when shoppers mention Catholic Charities at the time of their purchase. Ten Thousand Villages is a not-for-profit organization that provides vital fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories. Their merchandise ranges from home accessories to jewelry to tableware, toys and gifts - all of the highest quality. This is a win-win-win situation: the artisan benefits from your purchase, you get great stuff, and Catholic Charities receives proceeds in support of our refugee resettlement program! Check it out on www.tenthousandvillages.com.