The 2019 National Adoption Day was held on November 23, 2019, with courts in over 400 cities holding events to raise awareness about adoption and foster care.
At this year’s event at the Fulton County Juvenile Court, numerous families finalized and celebrated adoptions of 18 children from foster care. The video below shows the opening of the event emceed by Shaunya Chavis-Rucker, with welcoming remarks from Juvenile Court Judges Bradley Boyd and Renata Turner, Juvenile Court Clerk Tina Robinson, and a special keynote from DeKalb Superior Court Judge Shondeana Crews Morris who has her own special story about adoption.