By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO There are so many reasons why I love to come to work and one reason is simply the beautiful faces a...
We All Need To Help Fix A Broken System
Adoption STAR’s long standing belief is that all children must have a permanent family. It would be wonderful if the family you went home with after...
GETTING HELP WITH YOUR ADOPTED CHILD
Adoption Expert and Adoption Social Worker, Peter Winkler, LMSW explores Claudia Jewett’s work as a therapist and author in order to investigate...
Surrogacy Decision Discussed
By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO I feel it is important to stay up to date on current topics in the news related to adoption and all...
New Donaldson Adoption Institute Study
Adoption STAR prides itself on having an incredibly diverse group of adoptive families, and we’d like to encourage these very families to consid...
Five Tips for End of School Transition
Summer is Coming… You might be bracing yourself for another transition for your kiddo. So, as much as you are looking forward to the long summer...
5 Ways My Personal Experiences Impact My Job
Sue Reardon discusses her role as Adoptive Parent Mentor and how her personal experiences impact her job. It’s no secret that I am passionate about ...
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Last June, some of our adoptive parents decided to hold an Adoption STAR outing at a Rochester Red Wings Baseball Game. It was such a ‘hit’...
Assessing Your Readiness for a Last Minute Referral
Many going through the adoption process assume that, once their Home Study is complete, their adoption journey will follow a predictable course. Turn ...
The Colors of Us
Our Associate Director Michael Hill Parents in multicultural/multiethnic families may already be familiar with a brilliant children’s book entitled ...