about us donate calendar blog careers Aunt Bertha login YOU ARE: HOME ADOPTION Foster Care Adoption Prevention Community Contact Us Araceliz Age 17 123 12345 Upcoming Events December 17 Rudolph Round-Up Toy Drive Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive Posted:Thursday, September 30, 2021 We invite you to join Heartland for Children in our 17th Annual Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, our goal is to help make incredible holiday memories for Stay informed with our updates: © 2013 Heartland for Children. All rights reserved. 1239 E. Main Street Bartow, Florida 33830. | (863) 519-8900 Designed by Madden Brand Agency Heartland for Children (HFC) does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or any category protected by law. HFC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the organization. Sponsored by: State of Florida Department of Children and Families

about us donate calendar blog careers Aunt Bertha login YOU ARE: HOME ADOPTION MYTH & FACTS Foster Care Adoption Prevention Community Contact Us Latest post Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive Posted:Thursday, September 30, 2021 We invite you to join Heartland for Children in our 17th Annual Rudolph Round-Up Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, our goal is to help make incredible holiday memories for ADOPTION: MYTHS & FACTS MYTH: Adoptive parents must be a "cookie-cutter American family." MYTH: All the children available for adoption through the Department of Children & Families have disabilities. MYTH: Children adopted from foster care have too much "baggage." MYTH: Families don't receive support after adoption is finalized. MYTH: It is expensive to adopt. MYTH: It takes a long time to adopt. MYTH: There are not enough loving families available who want to adopt a child placed in foster care. MYTH: There's too much red tape & bureaucracy involved in adopting a child from foster care. MYTH: You have to be young or financially well-off to adopt. Stay informed with our updates: © 2013 Heartland for Children. All rights reserved. 1239 E. Main Street Bartow, Florida 33830. | (863) 519-8900 Designed by Madden Brand Agency Heartland for Children (HFC) does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or any category protected by law. HFC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the organization. Sponsored by: State of Florida Department of Children and Families