Project Information

dock is a thesis project that will increase the adoption rate of children above the age of five by informing prospective parents of the benefits and correcting the misconceptions about older adoptees.

Home is the foundation that forms a child’s abilities to deal with life’s opportunities and challenges. Currently, a disproportionate number of older children are languishing in the childcare institutions deprived of the supportive and nurturing home environment necessary for a healthy emotional and social orientation.

dock will partner with existing child care organizations to create a campaign that will create awareness and stimulate action to counter the current disparity and give every child, regardless of age, an opportunity for future success.