OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Families and organizations are putting a focus on the need for adoptive services in our community. We’re looking into adoption trends in our neighborhoods as more people push for support.
- Shannon Bingham, who adopted her son Seth in 2006, has advocated for this month.
- Adoption numbers in Nebraska have fluctuated, peaking at 547 in 2019.
- Bingham emphasizes the special bond she has with her adopted son.
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November is adoption awareness month in Nebraska, a time where adoptive families and organizations are putting a focus on the need for services in our community. We’re looking into adoption trends in our neighborhoods as more people push for support.
“This is when we were getting his little fingerprints…”
We sat down with Shannon Bingham to look through a scrapbook she made of her adopted son Seth’s first moments.
Is that the day he was born? “Yeah, that was, I think that was at home,” said Bingham.
Shannon knew she always wanted to adopt and in 2006 her family was one of hundreds who opened their home to a child.