Senator Risch Congratulates Author Michelle Alden To Be Recognized at National Event in D.C.

Aug. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Boise, ID – Senator James Risch congratulates Michelle Alden as a 2012 Angels in AdoptionTM for  her outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues.  The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), which orchestrates the Angels in Adoption™ program, will honor Michelle Alden, along with more than 140 Angels, at an awards ceremony on September 11 and gala event in Washington, D.C., on September 12.

Michelle Alden is being honored for inspiring families to get involved in and better the lives of children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned. She is passionate about helping families who have adopted or those involved with foster children. She is a licensed counselor and author. Her book FROM THE INSIDE OUT, is highly recommend in helping adoptive or foster parents better understand traumatized children and how a forever family can resolve hurts from the past.

The Angels in Adoption™ program is CCAI’s signature public awareness campaign and provides an opportunity for all members of the U.S. Congress to honor the good work of their constituents who have enriched the lives of foster children and orphans in the United States and abroad.  

“The Angels in Adoption™ program is unlike any other program in the Nation’s Capital. Because of it, over 1800 “Angels” have come to share with Washington their adoption experience and left with a renewed excitement of all that adoption makes possible,” said Kathleen Strottman.  “I learned one simple lesson from my time on the hill, knowledge is power.  Angels in Adoption is meant to give Members of Congress the knowledge they need to use the power they have toward making the dream of a family a reality for every child.”  

In addition to the more than 140 Angels from around the country, several “National Angels” will also be recognized at the ceremony and gala for their dedication and commitment nationally and internationally to child welfare on a grand scale. This year’s National Angels in Adoption™ are actress Katherine Heigl, singer/songwriter Josh Kelley and PEOPLE Magazine. Former National Angels include First Lady Laura Bush, Patti LaBelle, Jane Seymour, Muhammad Ali, the late Dave Thomas, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bruce Willis, Alonzo Mourning, Rhea Perlman and Kristin Chenoweth.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is a 501(c)3 nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about the tens of thousands of orphans and foster children in the United States and the millions of orphans around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes through adoption.  CCAI’s goal is the elimination of the barriers that hinder these children from realizing their basic right of a family.  

CCAI was created in 2001 by the active co-chairs of the bicameral, bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) to more effectively raise Congressional and public awareness about the issue of adoption.  

The Angels in Adoption™ program was established in 1999 as a Congressional press conference to honor outstanding individuals. Since then, the program has developed into a yearlong public awareness campaign culminating in an extraordinary awards Gala and celebration in Washington, D.C.  

CCAI does not receive any government funding and they rely on the generous support of foundations, corporations, and individuals to accomplish their mission.  http://www.ReddingPressRelease.com

For more information visit www.ccainstitute.org/ and www.angelsinadoption.org.

To Contact Michelle Alden
michellealdenllc@gmail.com
208-331-1177

Contact:  Elle Hogan, Director of External Relations CCAI
elle@ccainstitute.org phone 202-544-8500