NH DHHS Celebrates NH’s Adoptive Families During National Adoption Month

Statehouse Event to Honor NH’s Adoptive Families


Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

(DHHS) will honor New Hampshire’s Adoptive Families during a celebration at

the Statehouse in Concord on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. The event will

celebrate the 144 adoptions finalized in the State between October 2010 and

September 2011. DHHS Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas, and Division for

Children, Youth and Families/Division of Juvenile Justice Services Director

Maggie Bishop will be speaking at the celebration. This will also be an

opportunity to hear from an adoptive parent.


EVENT: DHHS Celebrates New

Hampshire’s Adoptive Families



WHEN: 3 PM, Tuesday, November 15



LOCATION: NH State House

Governor and Council Chambers

107 North Main St – Concord, NH

Statement from Former NHDP Chair Kathy Sullivan on Hateful Comments by Rep. Al Baldasaro

Republican Party leadership's silence amounts to a tacit endorsement of Rep. Baldasaro's shameful comments and despicable behavior.

 
Concord - Last Wednesday before the state's House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Al Baldasaro issued a hateful tirade against some of our New Hampshire families.  
 
He said "I wanted to make sure everyone understood here, that this legislature sold the rights of $10,000 per kid under title four, when they said that homosexual couples, not married, can adopt.  So we sold each kid to a homosexual couple that's not married for $10,000."  Click here for a link to the full story and a video of Rep. Baldasaro's remarks.
 
In response to these hateful remarks, Kathy Sullivan, Democratic National Committeewoman and former Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, released the following statement:
 
"Rep. Baldasaro's comments were sad, hateful and outrageous, and an attack on hardworking New Hampshire families who are trying to raise their children to be good and productive members of our community.  He even reinforced his comments -- in response to calls to apologize he issued a statement full of despicable remarks about NHDP Chair Raymond Buckley."
 
"But equally disappointing is the Republican Party leadership's silence on this issue - silence that amounts to a tacit endorsement of Rep. Baldasaro's shameful comments and despicable behavior."
 
"All Republican candidates for higher office, Republican Chair John H. Sununu, House leadership, and Republican 16th District Senate candidate Rep. David Boutin should denounce these hateful, insulting remarks and demand Rep. Baldasaro apologize.  A failure to do so will speak volumes about their support for his statements and his leadership within the Republican Party."
 
"Anything short of a full-throated condemnation of his statements amounts to clear signal to Rep. Baldasaro and other Republicans that this type of behavior is not only acceptable, but supported by the Republican Party."

NHDP Chair Ray Buckley Calls on Rep. Al Baldasaro to Resign After Saying NH is “Selling Children to Homosexuals for $10,000 each”

Concord -  Ray Buckley, Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, released the following statement after Republican state Representative Al Baldasaro  (R-Londonderry), while testifying before the NH House Judiciary Committee last Wednesday, stated that "The state of New Hampshire is selling children to homosexuals for $10,000 each."

 
"Rep. Baldasaro's remarks have no place in New Hampshire and certainly not from a state elected official.  He needs to immediately apologize for his outrageous statement.  And his Londonderry colleague House Minority Leader Rep. Sherman Packard, as well as Deputy Minority Leader Rep. David Hess of Hooksett and Republican 16th District Senate candidate Rep. David Boutin of Hooksett should denounce these ridiculously hateful remarks and demand his resignation."
 

"The Granite State is a place where people of different backgrounds are accepted, not discriminated against based on their, race, gender, or sexual orientation.  To make such an ignorant comment is an embarrassment to his party, his office, and to our state. Republican legislative leaders should take swift and determined action against Rep. Baldasaro."

NH DHHS Celebrates National Adoption Month at Event on Thursday November 19th

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will honor New Hampshire’s Adoptive Families during a celebration at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord on Thursday, November 19th. The event will celebrate the 136 adoptions finalized in the State between October 2008 and September 2009. Governor John Lynch, DHHS Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas, and Division for Children, Youth and Families Director Maggie Bishop will be speaking at the celebration. This will also be an opportunity to hear from an Adoptive parent. All guests will have the opportunity to tour and view the Discovery Center and the exhibits.

EVENT: DHHS Celebrates New Hampshire’s Adoptive Families

WHEN: 10 AM, Thursday, November 19

LOCATION: McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
2 Institute Drive
Concord, NH 03301

For more information, please call 603-271-4051.