By Emily Tennant-Koller What: American Promise Documentary Screening When: 11AM Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 Where: Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buff...
Pre-Adoption Education
Please note: All Adoption STAR classes can be found on our event calendar. Pre-Parenthood Adoption Education is a part of the Adoption STAR home study...
New Ohio Law and Open Adoptions
A new law was signed by the state’s governor, John Kasich in December 2013 allowing those adopted between January 1964 and September 1996 to obtain ...
Family STAR Logo Contest
Do you have an inner artist or designer waiting to come out? Here is your chance to let it shine. Family STAR needs a logo and we are offering YOU [&h...
When Anxiety Needs To Be Looked At
Founder & CEO Michele Fried discusses the definition, causes, and treatment of anxiety. Recently we wrote about stress and offered ways to deal wi...
Opening a Dialogue about Race is Not Racist
“Opening a dialogue about race is not racist.” This is one of the best lines in the article Dr. Darron Smith wrote in an effort to talk about tran...
Adoption Myth: I am too old to Adopt
“I am too old to Adopt.” Well okay, maybe… are you 98? It is one of the questions and, let’s be honest, fears, that I hear ove...
Volunteering at Adoption STAR
Why Volunteer? Volunteering is the perfect way to feel connected to your community. The simple act of offering your skills and enthusiasm will positiv...
Erie County Adoption Statistics 2013
Adoption STAR has a main office in Erie County. So we thought it would be nice to provide a report on how our county is doing regarding facilitating a...
Take Action to Save the Adoption Tax Credit
On February 26th 2014, David Camp, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, released his much anticipated tax reform proposal and it proposes eliminatin...