Historic Adoption Summit (July, 2004)

***PLEASE PASS THIS ON*** Attend the "National Adoption and Foster Care Summit--Partnering with Communities of Faith" Join your colleagues and many others July 15-16 for this unprecedented and historic summit between faith community leaders, DHHS, State agencies and Tribes in charge of adoption and foster care in America. It is an opportunity for you to take an active role in recommending strategies for the faith community to recruit adoptive and foster families for the more than 129,000 children in America awaiting adoptive parents. READ THE INVITATION LETTER FROM HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON: [url]http://www.wecareamerica.org/adoptionletter02.pdf[/url] INVITED PARTICIPANTS: Federal and State Government Leaders, Faith Community Leaders, Adoption/Foster Care Agencies DATE: July 15-16, 2004 in Washington, D.C. LOCATION: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC SPONSOR: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Collaboration to Adopt U.S. Kids. FEE: None. Registration fees are waived, but all participants must register in advance. REGISTER: Online: [url]http://www.wecareamerica.org/adoptuskidsevent.cfm[/url] Phone: (202)962-0288 (or for more information)