AASK is celebrating 35 years of bringing children into forever homes and creating families!!

There will be a number of events coming through the year to celebrate this achievement, so stay tuned!

2008 Dorothy and Robert DeBolt Scholarship Now Online

Adopt A Special Kid will award its fourth annual $2,000 scholarship, in the name of its founders. The DeBolts raised 20 children, including 14 who were adopted. This scholarship will be awarded to a youth who has been adopted after being in foster care in California. The applicant must be a resident of California at the time of application and must have been accepted for admission to, or be enrolled in, an accredited two-year college, four-year university or trade/vocational school in the U.S. The maximum age at application is 25 years, and the application deadline is June 1.

Complete scholarship guidelines and the 2008 application are now available. You may either download them from our homepage at Scholarship Application or, request them by sending an email to scholarship@aask.org, or calling 510-553-1748 ext. 10.

The AASK Amazon Affiliate Store now offers you a number of resources along with an opportunity to give back to AASK. Check out the multicultural art supplies!

Three AASK Families and 2 AASK Staff participated in Open Path's March 8 Adoption Symposium in San Francisco. It was a lovely day and great opportunity to speak about fost/adoption.

Highlights From Last Year (2007)