Growing out
of legislation by the U.S. Congress in 2000, the primary purpose of the program
was to train pregnancy and health counselors in federally funded clinics to
present adoption as an option to women with unintended pregnancies.
In 2002, the
National Council For Adoption (NCFA) was awarded the original national grant by
the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families to conduct the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program.
In 2007, the NCFA was pleased to be designated as the Infant Adoption Training
Initiative (IATI) Grantee for Health Region 3, which includes Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
Since 2002, the NCFA's IATI has trained more than 17,665 individuals, 94
percent of whom rated the trainings "Excellent."
The NCFA
works in conjunction with five other grantees to train health care workers,
counselors and professional staff to provide counseling and support services to
those impacted by an unintended pregnancy.
