Adoption STAR highly recommends that in addition to the adoption education required, prospective applicants should take an infant care class, includin...
5 Myths About Foster Care
Myth: I have to be married to be a foster parent. False. Single people can be foster parents! Myth: I have to be a stay at home parent to be […...
Bonding and Adoptive Parenthood
CEO and Founder of Adoption STAR, Michele Fried discusses bonding with your adopted child and shares pictures of bonding time in her family. [jj-ngg-j...
Local Organization Hosted Annual Gala to Benefit Families
Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery recaps a fundraiser to benefit Parenthood for Me. Parenthood for Me is a organization providin...
Newborn/Infant Care Workshop
Our Associate Director Michael Hill announces that Adoption STAR will be offering a newborn/infant care class, 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday, April 9th that i...
Why Openness?
Guest Blogger Jennifer Nickel considers why open adoption is important even under trying and difficult circumstances. Why do I believe in open contact...
How was the Spring Fling and Egg Hunt ’13?
Angela and Kris Argus give us a recap of the Rochester Group’s Annual Spring Fling and Egg Hunt. Thanks to Sue Reardon and Allison Tuff for the ...
Happy Parents = Happy Kids
Michele Fried reports on the new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics announced on March 20, 20...
Wear LOTS OF SOCKS!
We’re celebrating Down Syndrome today by wearing our most colorful socks. Roll up your pant cuffs and join in the fun! Down Syndrome Internation...
Second Chances
Trudy Cusella – writer and nurse (and Lesa Ferguson’s mother) – writes about her bi-racial adoption experiences first as a teen and ...