Adoption STAR holds FREE monthly adoption orientation sessions throughout New York and Ohio. These workshops are led by our experienced adoption pro...
Explaining the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been in the news lately, due to a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling to return baby Veronica to her birth fat...
Sending Your Kids Back To School
Most children will be going back to school this week, signaling the end of another fun summer. Adoption STAR wants to make sure your children are prep...
Telling Your Child Their Birth Story
Adoption STAR will be holding an adoption class on “Telling Your Child Their Birth Story” on Thursday, September 13, from from 6:00 pm ...
Issues and Perspectives in Adoption: Then and Now (Part 3)
This is the third part in a three-part series on the history of adoption, and adoption practices “then and now.” Much of the information was taken...
The Home Study Process Is Really All Just Part of the Adoption Journey…
This blog post was written by Brittany, an Adoption STAR adoptive mother. My husband and I have 11 children. We have adopted four times and are plan...
NFL Pro Bowler Adopts Three Children From Uganda
NFL Pro Bowl Center, Scott Wells, and his wife recently returned home from Uganda after completing their adoption of three children; Carolina, RJ and ...
Modern Family’s Adoption Storyline
Modern Family has always been a favorite of many of the Adoption STAR staff members for the way that it tackles adoption story lines with both humor a...
Issues and Perspectives in Adoption: Then and Now (Part 2)
This is the second part in a three-part series on the history of adoption, and adoption practices “then and now.” Much of the information ...
Frequently Asked Adoption Questions
Adoption STAR has Frequently Asked Question pages for Adoptive Parents, Birth Parents, and International Adoption. One question we receive a lot from ...