Depending upon the state you live in, the language describing the paperwork a birth mother and father would sign making a legal adoption plan for thei...
I recently gave birth to a baby boy – but I still would love to adopt
Adopting While Pregnant? You are almost home study ready and approved to adopt (or you have been waiting to adopt for some time)… And then… Yo...
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Important Issues When Considering Private Adoption
Private or independent adoption is most often thought of as an arrangement made without an adoption agency. It typically involves initial contacts mad...
Communication Between Client and Agency
Social work is fundamentally dependent on communication, and it is out of necessity, at least a two-way process. Social workers need to support people...
Repost: Christian’s Story: An Airman’s Experience with Transracial Adoption
In honor of “National Military Appreciation Month” we are reposting Christian’s Story from January 7, 2013....
FOST-ADOPT STORY IN THE NEWS
Minnesota Supreme Court issues ruling in controversial foster care adoption case....
What Type of Prospective Parent Are You?
By the Staff of Adoption STAR The agency’s most important daily job is to find families for children. Even though this is often stated, it is probab...
Considering the Adoption of Black Infants
There are more than 400,000 children presently in out-of-home care in the United States. Almost half of these children are Black. Many Black children ...
My Real Family
Guest Blogger, Zenobia, Age 13....
Birth Mother Celebration ’13: A Recap
At this year’s Birth Mother Celebration, my job was to take pictures and speak briefly about what open adoption means to me. During Adoption STAR’...