Rhode Island Family Court Chief Judge Michael B. Forte and the Rhode Island Judiciary will sponsor a special event to celebrate the 19th National Adoption Day on November 19, 2022.

The Rhode Island event will coincide with events being planned across the United States on this day to draw attention to the adoption process and the large number of children available for adoption. The Court will be finalizing nine adoptions with seven different families.

The celebration will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the 3rd Floor of the Kent County Courthouse. Many local sponsors are involved: Dunkin Brands; HASBRO; Cardi Brothers; Adoption Rhode Island; Deb Bettencourt Photography; Kay Jewelers; Pepsi; Providence Children’s Museum; Henry’s Tree Farm, Uncle Tony’s,

Prestige Dance & Fitness Studio, and many local restaurants and stores, have donated to this event. Each child that will have their adoption finalized will receive a special gift bag filled with toys, stuffed animals, a frame for a donated portrait of their new