Adoption STAR staff share their thoughts/feelings after viewing a film that touches on adoption, older child adoption, infertility, parenthood, and mo...
Opening Day
Adoption STAR’s Ohio Program Director April Fong writes about historic legal developments in Ohio that have far-reaching implications for both birth...
Adoption Tax Credit Information
With tax filing deadlines quickly approaching, we wanted to share some important adoption tax credit information. During the winter of 2015, the North...
Too Old To Adopt?
Adoption STAR CEO/Founder Michele Fried sheds some light on the commonly asked question, “Am I too old to adopt?” Actress Fran Drescher wonders if...
Courage, Compassion, Connection, Vulnerability
In honor of National Social Work Month, Adoption STAR’s International Adoption Coordinator Meg Montgomery writes about Dr. Brené Brown. If you have...
Court Urged to Consider Bans’ Harms to Adopted and Waiting Foster Children
The Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI) weighs in on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage and its potential impact on LGBT famil...
Upcoming Conference in Albany, NY
Adoptive parents and adoption professionals alike will benefit from attending the 26th annual New York State Citizens’ Coalition for Children (NYSCC...
Support Adoption STAR – Spring It On!
Show Adoption STAR some love by making a financial contribution to the agency through the United Way’s Spring It On Campaign. Spring It On is Buffal...
From Tragedy to Triumph: Adult Adoptee Maria Hernandez
This former foster child is now working in the field of adoption to help other children find their forever families. Although it is undeniable that th...
Overturning the Gay Adoption Ban in Florida
The Sunshine State’s LGBT community is pleased that a House bill has officially removed the gay adoption ban. March 11, 2015 was a momentous day in ...