A few weeks ago we asked everyone for adoption-related questions they would like to see answered on the blog. One of those questions pertained to “f...
New Adoption STAR Staff Introduction Videos
Quick post this afternoon: We have two Adoption STAR staff introduction videos for everyone to enjoy. Shannon Whalen: Adoption Social Worker, Family A...
Adoption Reunion Story: Country Singer Reunites With Birth Mother
There are countless stories of celebrities adopting children, but far less of celebrities who were adopted reuniting with their birth parents. Country...
Supporting the Shining STAR Event
The Adoption STAR Shining STAR Event is less then one month away, on Wednesday, November 2, at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, in Buffalo, NY. Fo...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Same Sex Adoptive Parents’ Appeal
According to a Reuters article, gay couple, Michey Ray Smith and Oren Adar, formally adopted their child in New York in 2004. The Louisiana residents ...
Frequently Asked Questions for Birth Parents and Prospective Adoptive Parents
Whether you are an expecting parent or a prospective adoptive parent, we’re sure there are a lot of questions running through your mind. At Adop...
Petition for an Adoption PSA From Glee
Last week we wrote about the positive and troubling aspects of the adoption storyline on Glee and now the LA Times is reporting that an adoptive mothe...
Being Involved in the Expectant Family(‘s) Birth Plan as an Adoptive Parent
This Blog Post is written by Michael Hill, who is the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program Lead at Adoption STAR, and is also an adoptive father...
Adoption on TV: Glee
There are many TV shows that are taking on the topic of adoption this season. Three of these shows are “Modern Family,” “Glee,” and “Parenth...
The UK may Soon Allow Transracial Adoptions
In the United States, transracial adoption is something witnessed on a regular basis. Childwelfare.gov states that “in statistics drawn from FY 2000...