There are over 400,000 kids in foster care and about 125,000 of those children are legally freed for adoption. This means that reunification with thei...
STAR! Coping With COVID-19
Tune into this episode to learn how STAR has dealt with changes due to COVID-19. We are chatting about working from home with kids, juggling life and ...
New Coronavirus is a Double Punch for Adoptive Families
Across the world travel restrictions have been imposed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Department of State has issued a Level 3 Adv...
My Open Adoption Story – One Birth Mom’s Perspective
This is written by a birth mom, Meagan. I am SO thankful for open adoption and the family I’ve been able to build with the adoptive parents of my ...
One Adoptee’s Voice On Adoption
Adoptees voices are not only so important but required for anyone who is considering adoption. Tune into episode 8 to listen to Adoption STAR Founder ...
Frequently Asked Questions about Adoption
Join Zachary Fried and Michele Fried as they discuss some of the agency’s most commonly asked questions surrounding adoption. They cover: What m...
Frankie’s Birth & Placement Story
And then there were two! Join Shaun as he tells all about his son, Francis (Frankie) Grayson’s, birth and placement story from labor, to birth, ...
How to Get New York Original Birth Certificate as an Adoptee
It’s finally here – a major victory for New York and for adoptees! After years of frustration dealing with sealed adoption records, adopte...
How to Keep Your Marriage Strong While Waiting to Adopt
Marriage – it’s a messy business. Sometimes it comes naturally, other times not so much. Sometimes you feel all the love and warm and fuzzy th...
What You Need To Know Before You Adopt an Older Child From Foster Care
It’s National Foster Care Month, which means that we need to do everything we can to pay MORE notice to the thousands upon thousands of kids who...