For an expectant woman that’s making an adoption plan, the creation of a birth plan is an important step in the process. Typically a birth plan is a...
The National Survey of Adoptive Parents
Conducted in 2007, the National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) was a “first-of-its-kind” survey that studied adoptive families (and their exper...
Birth Fathers – Grief and Loss
Regular acknowledgement of birth fathers and the emotions they may feel as a part of placing a child for adoption doesn’t happen enough….and that ...
2010 Census Data and Analysis – Adopted Children and Stepchildren
Published back in April of this year, the U.S. Census Bureau offers up some information and analysis of adopted children and stepchildren (and their f...
Poem from a Daughter to her Birth Mother
Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption Kathy Crissey shares a piece of beautiful poetry that would never have been written without an adult daughter a...
Placing a Child for Adoption
Two different perspectives on making the decision to place a child for adoption – a birth mother offers one perspective while a birth grandmother of...
Adoption STAR Staff Responses: This Month’s Film Clip
Here are some Adoption STAR staff responses to the latest film clip we watched as a part of our TV/Film clip-viewing project. See our Facebook post on...
Adoption STAR to attend the Women’s Business Center Festival
Adoption STAR is a proud to be actively involved with Canisius College’s Women’s Business Center. More specifically, Adoption STAR’s Development...
For Professionals: Accessing Community Resources
The following information has been taken from the Understanding Infant Adoption Participant Handbook. The author of the handbook (Spaulding for Childr...
Family Support Summit
This FREE event is happening in Buffalo on Tuesday, August 12th and might be incredibly helpful for parents of school-aged children with special needs...