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Catholic Charities Adoptions

Question: how would i go about finding my son his birth date is november 18 1963 and he was adopted by catholic chariti

he was born in sacred heart hospital in manchester new hampshire on nov. 18 1963 the mothers name is sandra m williams catholic charities was the adoption agency at the time she had named him john fredrick he weighed 8 pounds 6 qz and was 23 inches long would u please help us try to find him for his mother would very much like to contact him or get any information that you may be able to help us this is a plea for them to come together i would appreciate any help that you could give thank you very much. the parents name of sandra williams at the time is fredrick arthur williams and mildred francis williams address was at that time was 46 old falls road manchester nh the person handling the adoption at that time was mrs foy

Answer: Best thing to do, is to go to the website that they have, and contact them directly. Put in your request to give all information to them about birth mother, whereabouts, phone number, etc., and if the child has a desire to find out, they will give him the information. They will NOT contact him with this unless he wants to know and gets in touch with them. This is to protect him. I am adopted, and knew of my birth mother from day one, so my case is different. I can only pray he's asked, and they've kept track of him so when you finally give them the information, they will forward it to him. They do have reunion and contact services....so that's a plus and a VERY good sign! I wish you the best!

Listed below, links to help, the first being the contact info for Catholic Charities, including an email address.

Catholic Charities North Dakota - Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption

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Catholic Charities Chicago

Question: How can I go about doing a reverse BIRTH CERTIFICATE search?

I was adopted and I want to try to use the serial # off my adopted birth certificate and back track it to the original birth record. These tracking agencies start off asking $1,500.00 and all they request is my B.C. Serial number any Ideas. I was adopted through the Catholic Charities out of Chicago, IL. in 1962 at the time I was only 2 weeks old.The records are sealed but this serial number thing can’t be. I am looking for Medical Histories and nothing more. thanks.
Fraginal, I have know clue about what your answer is supposed to mean !

Answer: actually birth records are public. if you don't want to waste money and have time. i would search all birth records of all hospitals near where you were adopted from for the day you were born, if you know the exact time you were born it would narrow it down greatly. you can also contact the adoption agency and ask if they would on your behalf send a letter to the birth mother asking only for the medical history. if you are not seeking her name and both of you will remain anonymous threw them they might be happy to oblige.

Catholic Charities d'Vine Affair

Catholic Charities Denver

You can call it by different names but a fundraiser gala has an elegant ring to it, doesn’t it?

But in essence you can hold a fundraiser gala for just about any cause or purpose you believe in. It just takes a little more planning than a typical fundraising dinner. Just calling it a gala gives people the expectation that they are attending a special event.

When you think of a fundraiser gala, you might think of this, which was in Sun Herald on March 5, 2006:

Tickets are now available for Walter Anderson Museum of Art’s Gala XVI spring fundraiser on April 7 at the museum in Ocean Springs. The annual event will celebrate the resilience of the community, the artists and the museum, which opened in spring 1991 and is beginning its 15th year of operation.

Or you might imagine this published in the Denver Post on March 16, 2006:

For its biggest fundraiser of the year, Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs holds a gala on the feast of St. Patrick. There’s never much need to discuss the menu. St. Patrick’s Day without corned beef and cabbage is like Thanksgiving without turkey.

The point is that when you add the word gala to the word fundraiser people expect to attend a very special event that is supporting a wonderful cause. So, before planning your next fundraising event take stock of your organization and why it is raising money. Is it a cause many people relate to? Are there people well known in your community that share a passion for your cause? Can you get them to attend your event as celebrity guests? Can you put together an informative yet entertaining program about your fundraising cause?

If you can answer yes to those questions you may be the right kind of group to hold a fundraiser gala. It just takes a little imagination to turn a fundraising dinner that will generate some decent fundraising proceeds into a large scale fundraiser gala that can raise much, much more money for your group. You decide which way to go.

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Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver

Catholic Charities Adoption

Question: I just found out over christmas that I have a sister that is 30 years old I have to find her help?

My mother gave away her child in high school because no one accepted the fact that she was bi racial. my mother was seeing a black male for three years and they were serious during high school he had planned on marrying my mother before she got pregnant. he tried like hell to contact my mother during the pregnancy and no one let him be in contact with my mother. she had the child and he tried to come see my mother and her mother my grandma would not allow him to see her she had him removed from the hospital. My mother was forced to give her baby up for adoption through the catholic charities I have contacted them and they gave me forms for my mother to fill out but she is scared that my sister will resent her also she doesnt think the family will approve. she is afraid she also has emotional issues. Is their any way that I can find out without the biological mother? how do I get her help in finding her?

Answer: I know for a fact that you can find a long lost relative. I just reunited with my birth father this week after 46 years to learn I have 3 half siblings. So, as far as resentment - there will probably be none.
It took me about 6 months to find him (but I knew his last name).
I started with my baptismal record (the one document that could not show my adopted name - only my birth name), I asked casual questions to my mom, I started doing searches on the internet by typing in his name (or even a portion of it), I did a Zabasearch.com, I then sorted through the information using process of elimation, made some phone calls, and at that point it was easy to put everything together. Give it a try - you have nothing to lose only a sister to gain.
It may also ease your mother's emotional pain of having to give her baby up just to know about her.
I wasn't sure how my father would accept me, but he did - with open arms!
If it is something that you really feel strong about, do it!
Explain to your mom that it is really important for you to attempt to find your sister.
I wish you the very best!

Catania on Gay Marriage and Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities Dc

Question: Do you expect the Washington, DC archdiocese to cut social services due to same-sex marriage?

Previously, the archdiocese of the District of Columbia issued a statement that, should a same-sex marriage statute be allowed to be put to a vote, the Catholic church would pull its funding of charity organizations in the area.

Today, the District council passed the statute with a majority vote; the only remaining step is a signature from the mayor, who has already stated that he will sign the bill.

Do you expect the Catholic church to follow through with their threat? If they do, would you consider it appropriate that the church discontinue charity work in the area because same-sex marriage will be allowed, even though they will not be required to perform same-sex marriages?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gay-marriage-poised-approval-nations-capital/story?id=9344029

Answer: It was the organization Catholic Charities which was threatening to stop their programs in that area if the bill passed. Almost immediately, they softened their stance to say that they were afraid that they would no longer be able to help as they had in the past if the bill passed. I have a feeling that this was due to people (such as myself) saying that they would no longer donate to the organization.

If Catholic Charities feels that their feelings against homosexuality are going to get in the way of their helping the homeless, then I am fully prepared to support whatever organization steps in to take their place.

Catholic Charities has lost my money for good, and I am willing to bet that I am not the only one.

Part 1 DC City Council Marriage Equality Hearings re: Catholic Charities