WORCESTER, MA — Worcester County Juvenile Court will finalize dozens of adoptions during its annual National Adoption Day celebration next week.
Six judges will oversee adoption proceedings for 32 children joining 26 families from across Worcester County on Friday. The celebration will run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Worcester Juvenile Court, 225 Main St.
The event will include breakfast, arts and crafts, professional photography, gifts and visits from sports mascots, costumed characters and service and comfort dogs.
CASA Project Worcester County and the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families will join the court in hosting the celebration.
National Adoption Day is observed each November to draw attention to children in foster care who are waiting for permanent families.
About 2,000 children in Worcester County are in child protective custody awaiting permanency, along with more than 9,000 children statewide, according to organizers.
Since National Adoption Day began in 2000, events have celebrated more than 95,000 adoptions nationwide.
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