The celebration of adoption in the United States can be traced back more than 25 years. National Adoption Week was first proclaimed in Massachusetts in 1976. Over the years, the number of states declaring a special week to recognize adoption increased. This led to the inception of National Adoption Month in 1990.

The National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption, in collaboration with the U.S. Children's Bureau, developed National Adoption Month 2002 and 2003 - AdoptUSKids Marketing Kit as tools for your organization. You can download many of these items by following the links below.